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U.S. death toll in Iraq hits 4,000
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad today, putting the U.S. death toll at 4,000 since the invasion in 2003, reports MSNBC.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/23/us-death-toll-in-iraq-hits-4000/
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq24mar24,0,4102618.story



http://www.attytood.com/2008/03/4000_1.html

"ITS JUST A NUMBER." And as those brilliant warriors for compassionate conservatism limbaugh and hannity and others would opine, "FOUR THOUSAND MORE MUST DIE SO THE FIRST FOUR THOUSAND TO DIE DID NOT DIE IN VAIN." The application of conservative logic is simplicity personified. Like an Amoeba.

http://www.chicoer.com/news/frontpage/

http://www.chicoer.com/news/national/ci_8673540

US military death stats in Iraq

By MONIKA MATHUR Associated Press Writer
Article Launched: 03/23/2008 08:47:24 PM PDT

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A closer look at US military deaths in Iraq:

—Number who were age 18: 33 (one of these was a friend's nephew)

—Number from California, the most of any home state: 429--I know the families of three killed that were from California

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—NOTE ON NUMBERS: The numbers are based on counts by the Department of Defense and Associated Press. Most items are based on information obtained by the DoD for 3,980 deaths, as of March 10, 2008. The AP's count, which includes deaths reported by news staff in Iraq, has been consistently somewhat ahead of the DOD's. The AP's count reached 4,000 on Sunday. The percentages for minorities and officers and number of non-hostile illnesses were last updated as of March 1, 2008. Total deaths in AP's calculations include eight civilians working for the military.