The Number of Americans Killed in combat in Iraq , how does it compare to other wars?

Question

world war 1: 117,000
world war 2: 407,000
Korean War: 33,580
Vietnam War. 58,460
Loss of life in wars ,..strictly military personell..

Answer 1

The war is not over.

Answer 2

This doesn't compare with around 3,000+/- in 5 years. We have inflicted 10 times more casualties on the terrorists then they have on the coalition forces. As wars go, this one isn't that bad. The liberal press is just driving the bad news. They do that because, "if it bleeds, it leads" as they say in the press and they make money from selling papers. Less so now thought. We just never hear about all of the good things that are happening over there: schools, water and electrical infrastructure etc. that the coalition forces are doing, all funded by America, of course. Here's some advice, believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see, when dealing with the news media.

Answer 3

Bit like chalk and cheese isn't it? The first three were unavoidable to a certain degree and Vietnam was a big mistake. Iraq was an even bigger mistake so a loss of less than 1% is deplorable. Averaging between 80 and 90 deaths a month to police a country the size of Iraq is sickening.

Answer 4

Very small compared to most other wars The U.S. was involved in.
You left out the Civil War though. I'm not 100% sure but I think we might have lost more killed in that war than even world war 2. In Iraq i think we have lost over 2000.

Answer 5

It's about 3K right now, so nowhere near what Vietnam was, despite the moanings of the American public. You'd think it was in the 100's of thousands by the outcry. The biggest difference is that our nation no longer has the stomach for war.

Answer 6

Civilain 2002 data at the link.

I did a SWAG of <1% of total forces in country since 2003.

Answer 7

The civil war has the most american casualties, since most people count the confederate states as american deaths.

This war is different because we arent fighting another nations army

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I hear in not only is low but it is comparable to the same number of young adults who die every year in New York

Answer 10

It really doesn't compare at all. Most of the troops killed have not been combat troops.