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Free Moral Agent
12-02-2009, 10:11 PM
I've been scouring the internet and I have compiled the following figures since January 2009 until now...

[AFGHANISTAN]
U.S. Casualties: 299 (http://icasualties.org/oif/) (930 since 2001)
Civilian Fatalities: 345 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(200 1%E2%80%93present)#Civilian_and_overall_casualties _.282009.29) (5,317 since 2001)
Troop Level: + 30,000 (http://www.nationalpriorities.org/2009/09/02/quick-facts-US-military-operations-Afghanistan) (62,000 total)
Mercenaries: (14,000 total) (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/so_how_many_private_contractors_are_there_in_afgha .php)†
Funding: $60.2 BILLION (http://www.nationalpriorities.org/2009/09/02/quick-facts-US-military-operations-Afghanistan) ($228.2 BILLION total)

[IRAQ]
U.S. Casualties: 146 (http://icasualties.org/oif/) (4,367 since 2003)
Civilian Fatalities: Unknown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Body_Count_project#March_2003_to_March_2005_r eport.) (9,200 between 2003-2005)
Troop Level: Unchanged (http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/30/us-general-claims-iraq-pullout-moving-forward/) (130,000 total)
Mercenaries: (16,000 total) (http://ampedstatus.com/af-pak-war-racket-the-obama-illusion-comes-crashing-down)†
Funding: $130 BILLION (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cost_of_the_Iraq_War) ($550 BILLION total)

Note: Civilian Fatality figures are minimal estimates attributed directly to U.S. led military forces.

† does not include mercenaries hired by groups other than the Department of Defense.

GunnyFreedom
12-02-2009, 11:38 PM
I've been scouring the internet and I have compiled the following figures since January 2009 until now...

[AFGHANISTAN]
U.S. Casualties: 299 (http://icasualties.org/oif/) (930 since 2001)
Civilian Fatalities: 345 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(200 1%E2%80%93present)#Civilian_and_overall_casualties _.282009.29) (at least 5,317 since 2001)
Troop Level: + 30,000 (http://www.nationalpriorities.org/2009/09/02/quick-facts-US-military-operations-Afghanistan) (62,000 total)
Funding: $60.2 BILLION (http://www.nationalpriorities.org/2009/09/02/quick-facts-US-military-operations-Afghanistan) ($228.2 BILLION total)

PMC Contractors: (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/so_how_many_private_contractors_are_there_in_afgha .php) 104,100 of which about 14,000 are "security" (trigger pullers)†


[IRAQ]
U.S. Casualties: 146 (http://icasualties.org/oif/) (4,367 since 2003)
Civilian Fatalities: Unknown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Body_Count_project#March_2003_to_March_2005_r eport.) (24,865 between 2003-2005)
Troop Level: Unchanged (http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/30/us-general-claims-iraq-pullout-moving-forward/) (130,000 total)
Funding: $130 BILLION (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cost_of_the_Iraq_War) ($550 BILLION total)

PMC Contractors: (http://ampedstatus.com/af-pak-war-racket-the-obama-illusion-comes-crashing-down) 119,706 (my est: 16,000 "security")†


* Note: Civilian Fatality figures are minimal estimates attributed directly to U.S. led military forces.

† does not include PMC's hired by groups other than the DOD.

Free Moral Agent
12-03-2009, 12:10 AM
Updated, thanks gunny.