From the paper that helped start the war, The New York Times
The cost in American lives and dollars:
4,484 dead soldiers (the state most affected is California, with 388 of the deaths)
The cost in US dollars: 823.2 billion
According to Iraq Body Count 113,728 Iraqi civilians were killed. Other studies put the deaths at over a million.
Iraqis feel their suffering given short shrift
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Posted by Diana at December 15, 2011 11:40 AM