U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq
Middle East - AP A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq
As of Monday, Dec. 8, 444 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq (news - web sites), according to the Department of Defense (news - web sites). Of those, 307 died as a result of hostile action and 137 died of non-hostile causes, the department said.
On or since May 1, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 306 U.S. soldiers have died — 192 as a result of hostile action and 114 of non-hostile causes, according to the Defense Department's figures.
Since the start of military operations, 2,170 U.S. service members have been injured as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department's figures. Non-hostile injured numbered 355.
My Sardonic Thoughts
- What's the difference between hostile and non-hostile action?
- If someone is killed, that seems pretty hostile to me!
- How can we have all these (306 out of 444) deaths AFTER the end of combat operations?
Sometimes the news is funny sad, not funny ha ha.
