To—date, War on Terror combattant casualties amount to 3,049 Coalition dead and 44,779 [US] wounded from Iraq, plus 497 Coaliton dead, and 5,729 [US] wounded in Afghanistan. Those total 3,546 dead and  50,508  [US] wounded, or total casualties of 54,054, plus  other Coalition wounded — possibly 3,809 from Iraq, and another  2,572 from Afghanistan [if pro—rata to known US figures in each case], or overall casualties of  60,435. The recorded news totals for Iraq Police and Army total 5,644 killed, plus 18,689 Civilians killed [in 2005—06 alone]. No clue of how many were from Jihadi gangs. The Iraqi and Coalition Forces dead total 9,190. While each sacrifice is a heart—rending  tragedy for the family, comrades and friends of the victim, the US total of 3,153 dead to—date is a ratio of 1 dead for every 95,147 Americans, still fewer than Ireland lost on UN duty in the Lebanon, and similar to what the UK Regulars lost in...(Read Full Post)