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Washington Weighs Lethal Meds for Terminally Ill 1:57 PM Houses Blown Up as Christians Flee Iraq’s Mosul 1:56 PM Britain, Iceland Make Progress on Icesave Deposits 1:56 PM US Missile Attack Kills Three in Pakistani Region 1:52 PM Peru Governor Says He’s Ready to Be Prime Minister 1:49 PM
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,034
2,562
GIs Killed in Action
3,385
389
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
796
151
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,530
1,616
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
146,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated October 11, 2008
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