Good Morning.
Today is our 2,194th day in Iraq.
We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of antiwar.com:
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4344
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4205
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3881
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3485
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 116
Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 325
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 829
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 556
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,395
Journalists - Iraq: 331
Academics Killed - Iraq: 423
We find this morning's
cost of war passing through:
$ 909, 603, 100, 000. 00 And the irony is not lost on me today that it's 9 billion...isn't that just about what healthcare reform would cost?
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