The War in Iraq

I distinctly remember walking on campus having an argument with a friend about the possibility of going to war in Iraq. You remember that time, after 9/11 where the Anti-terrorism campaign began and the only time Iraq was used in a sentence, you would hear it linked with WMD, or Al Queda.

Man, we've come a long way from there-or have we? I'll let you make your own judgements. I just wanted to throw down some numbers for us to sum up what has happened over the 5 years this war has ensued.

4,000: number of U.S. military personnel who have died as a result of the war
80,000-100,000: number of Iraqis who have died as a result of the war
160,000: number of U.S. troops in Iraq to date
2 million: number of Iraqis who have been forced to leave their homes
$600 billion: cost for taxpayers to fund the war to date