Iraq
Countdown to withdrawal from Iraq: www.countdowntowithdrawal.org
See what's happening with Iraqi Non-Violence network LaOnf: www.laonf.net
Juan Cole writes, "Now U.S. should get out of Iraq's politics": cnn.com
Costs of war in Iraq:
U.S. military killed in Iraq: 4,484 (icasualties.org ,2011)
Number of U.S. troops wounded in combat since 2003: 33,1692 (icasualties.org , 2011)
Iraqi Security Force deaths: 10,125 (icasualties.org on Nov 8, 2011)
Iraqi civilians killed: Estimates range from 103,398-112,974 (iraqbodycount.org on 10 October, 2011)
15,000 undocumented civilian (countdowntowithdrawal.org on 10 Oct, 2011)
Internally displaced refugees in Iraq: 3.5 million (http://www.unhcr.org/)
Iraqi refugees living abroad: 2.1 to 2.2 million (www.unhcr.org on 10 January 2010)
Iraqi refugees admitted to the U.S. 19,910 (www.uscis.gov on 4 February 2009)
Number of U.S. soldiers in Iraq: 65,000 (countdowntowithdrawal.org on 31 July 2010)
Number of Private Military Contractors in Iraq: 110,445 (countdowntowithdrawal.org on 31 July 2010)
The bill so far: $749 billion (nationalpriorities.org on 19 August 2010
Cost per day: $720 million (costofwar.com on 19 August 2010)
What $749 billion could have paid for in the U.S. in one year:
Scholarships for university students: 95 million (costofwar.com on 19 August 2010)
Head Start places for children: 98 million (costofwar.com on 19 August 2010)
Unemployment level in Iraq: 27-60% (www.brookings.edu on 27 July 2010)
*U.S. unemployment during Great Depression: 25%
70% of the Iraqi population is without access to clean water (www.brookings.edu on 27 July 2010)
63% is without sanitation (www.brookings.edu on 27 July 2010)
73% of Iraqis oppose the presence of Coalition Forces (worldpublicopinion.org on 30 July 2008)
69% of Americans oppose the war in Iraq (pollingreport.com on 6-10 August 2010)
