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No End In Sight Response. By Ian Clark. Total Deaths & Wounded Through March 2010. U.S. Dead:4,020 Wounded:4,748 Iraqi Civilian Deaths:104,304. No Provisional Iraqi Government. -Riots, Looting, Kidnapping, Murder etc. -No courts to try criminals. De- Ba’athification. Void of politicians
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No End In SightResponse By Ian Clark
Total Deaths & Wounded Through March 2010 • U.S. Dead:4,020 Wounded:4,748 • Iraqi Civilian Deaths:104,304
No Provisional Iraqi Government -Riots, Looting, Kidnapping, Murder etc. -No courts to try criminals
De-Ba’athification • Void of politicians • Militia leaders became political candidates
Disbanding Iraqi Military • 500,000 angry people who couldn’t feed/provide for their families • Not enough personnel to keep peace and secure ammo dumps
Troop Levels • 2003:67,700 • 2004:130,600 • 2005:143,800 • 2006:141,100 • 2007:148,300 • 2008:157,800 • 2009:135,600 • 2010:88,300
Troop Withdrawal Dates • By August 2011 all U.S. troops will be removed from Iraq
Questions • I was most surprised by the choice to disband the Iraqi military • I was most angered that there wasn’t properly armored humvees for the troops on the ground • Every American should know it could’ve went smoother if the right choices were made
Works Cited • http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/ • http://www.icasualties.org/OEF/ • http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40682.pdf