Iraq by the Numbers -- 07/10/2007
Iraq by the Numbers -- 07/10/2007
Iraq - Security
Approximate number of U.S. troops currently in Iraq:
160,000
Percent of coalition forces contributed by the U.S.:
93
Approximate amount appropriated by Congress for Iraq operations so far:
>$450 billion
Estimated total cost of operations in Iraq by war’s end:
$549 billion - $2.26 trillion
Approximate amount spent by the U.S. in World War I (in inflation-adjusted dollars):
$205 billion
Approximate amount the U.S. is spending in Iraq per month (including operational and investment costs):
$10 billion
Approximate amount the U.S. spent in Iraq per month in Fiscal Year 2003 (including operational and investment costs):
$4.4 billion
Number of U.S. service members killed in Iraq:
3,589
Number of U.S. service members killed in Iraq in April 2007:
104
Number of U.S. service members killed in Iraq in May 2007:
126
Number of U.S. service members killed in Iraq in June 2007:
101
Number reported wounded by the Defense Department:
26,558
Number of National Guard soldiers killed in Iraq through June 30, 2007:
428
Number of National Guard soldiers killed in the entire Vietnam War:
97
Number of Iraqi military and police killed since training began in June 2003:
7,118
Number of journalists killed in Iraq:
108
Number of journalists killed in Vietnam:
63
Estimated number of insurgents in Iraq (November 2003):
5,000
Estimated strength of Sunni insurgency (including non-operational supporters):
70,000
Funds the insurgency in Iraq is now able to raise annually from illegal activities, including kidnappings and oil smuggling:
$70 - $200 million
Percent increase in terrorist incidents in Iraq between 2005 and 2006:
91 percent
Percent of Iraqis who approve of attacks on Coalition forces:
51 percent
Number of Iraqi police and security forces trained and equipped:
353,100
Rate of attrition for Iraqi police, according to the Pentagon:
30 percent
Percent of police leaders who have been replaced because they had ties to sectarian violence:
70 percent
Rate of desertion for Iraqi soldiers deployed to combat areas outside their normal area of operation:
>50 percent
Number of guns paid for by the U.S. for Iraq’s security forces that are unaccounted for:
>14,000
Percent of Iraqis who view the security environment as bad or very bad, according to a February/March 2007 survey:
53 percent
Percent of Iraqis who say they have confidence in U.S. and coalition troops according to a February/March 2007 survey:
18 percent