Saturday, October 2, 2004

Mini Harper's index on Iraq: Monthly average of US casualties (wounded and killed) during the invastion:  482 Monthly average of US casualties during the occupation: 415 Monthly average of US casualties since the transition to Iraqi rule: 747 The number of attacks on the Iraqi oil industry in April 2004:  4 The number of attacks on the Iraqi oil industry in June 2004:  12 The number of attacks on the Iraqi oil industry in August 2004:  21 Oil prices (five year contract) 1991-2001:  ~$20 Oil prices (five year contract) 2004:  $35 Estimate of guerrilla insurgents in Iraq as of November 2003:  5,000 Estimate of guerrilla insurgents in Iraq as of September 2004:  20,000 Unofficial estimates of guerrilla insurgents in Iraq as of today:  40,000 - 50,000 Average yearly cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan:  ~$82 billion (what was spent so far and the $87 billion requested for 2005 for warfighting and reconstruction). Average yearly cost of the Vietnam war (today's dollars): $61.8 billion [John Robb's Weblog] Some numbers to think about for those who think the war in Iraq is going well and that we need to stay the course. 9:31:43 AM     Comment []