Thousands Dead in Bush War of Choice

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  • 1,355 = number of U.S. military killed in Iraq since March 2003
  • 10,372 = number of U.S. military wounded in Iraq since March 2003
  • 6 = number of trips by Bush to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan
  • 0=  number of funerals Attended by Bush
  • Pictured above: US Losses - Photos Hidden By US News Media [more]
According to the Pentagon of the combat and noncombat dead, 75 percent of those killed were white, 12 percent African-American, 7 percent Hispanic, 3 percent Asian-Pacific Islander and 3 percent unknown or other. In 2001, according to the most-recent available Pentagon statistics, the Army was 55 percent white, 29 percent black and 10 percent Hispanic. The Marine Corps was 66 percent white, 16 percent black and 14 percent Hispanic. [more]