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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: longnshort who wrote (79114)5/1/2007 1:11:27 PM
From: sea_biscuit  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93284
 
Mission Accomplished Day by the numbers :

thinkprogress.org

May 1, 2003 Today
U.S. Troops Wounded 542 24,912
U.S. Troops Killed 139 3,351
Contractors Killed 69 916
Journalists and Media Assistants Killed 11 167
U.S. Forces in Iraq 150,000 146,000
Size of Iraqi Security Forces 7,000-9,000 334,300
Number of Insurgents less than 5,000 ~70,000 (Sunni only)
Insurgent Attacks Per Day 8 148.9
Cost to U.S. Taxpayers $79 billion $421 billion
Approval of Bush’s Handling of Iraq 75% 24%
Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was “Worth Fighting” 70% 34%
Bush’s Overall Job Approval 71% 32%



To: longnshort who wrote (79114)5/1/2007 1:48:53 PM
From: Land Shark  Respond to of 93284
 
How's the Purity of Essence going? Eh, Ripper?