US troops deaths in iraq?

Question

it seems to me through research that around 2,500-3,000 troops have died compared to insurgent deaths which are way higher i havent been able to find an exact number

do u think that this war is alot safer and has way fewer deaths than vietnam, world war I & II, other wars in the 18th century

Answer 1

people die. war sucks. nothin much more than that to say. : (
we can just hope for the best for the amazin soldiers out there riskin thier gut instead of bush(who cheated his way outa the military).

Answer 2

Last Updated: 22 Mar 2007, 12:01 PST

Numbers of Americans Killed/Wounded, by Action
Years Location Killed Wounded Dollar Cost
1775-1783 (1) Revolutionary War 25324 8445 --
1789 Indian Wars 6125 2156 --
1798-1800 Franco-Amer Naval War 20 42 --
1801-1815 Barbary Wars 35 64 --
1812-1815 War of 1812 2260 4505 --
1814 Marquesas Islands 4 1 --
1822-1825 West Indies 3 5 --
1832 Sumatra 2 11 --
1835-1836 Texas War Of Independence 704 138 --
1846-1848 Mexican War 13283 32 --
1855 Fiji 1 2 --
1859-1860 Texas Border Cortina War 5 18 --
1861-1865 (2) Civil War, North 363,020 281,104 --
1861-1865 (2) Civil War, South 199110 137102 --
1853 Japan 5 6 --
1867 Formosa 1 0 --
1870 Mexico 1 4 --
1871 Korea 4 10 --
1898 Spanish American War 2893 1637 --
1899-1902 Philippines War 4273 2840 --
1899 Samoa 4 5 --
1900 China Boxer Rebellion 53 253 --
1902-1913 Moro Campaigns 130 300 --
1904 Dominican Republic 1 0 --
1911-1919 Mexico 19 69 --
1912 Nicaragua 5 16 --
1915-1920 Haiti 146 26 --
1916-1922 Dominican Republic 144 50 --
1917-1918 World War I 116708 204002 $33 bil
1918-1919 Russia North Expedition 246 307 --
1918-1920 Russia Siberia Expedition 170 52 --
1921-1941 China Yangtze Service 5 80 --
1927-1932 Nicaragua 136 66 --
1941 North Atlantic Naval War 141 44 --
1941 Pearl Harbor 2388 -- --
1941-1945 World War II 408306 670846 $360 bil
1941-1945 Numbers are estimates
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Army
256,267
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Army AF
53,007
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Merch Mar
9,300
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Navy
34,607
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Mar Corps
17,376 to 19,733
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1942, Jun through Aug Aleutian Campaign US 549;
Japan 2352 US 1148 combat;
2100 weather --
1945, Apr through Jun Okinawa US Navy 5,000
USMC/Army 8,000
Japan 107,539
Civilians 142,058 US 38,000 --
1945, Feb 19 through Mar 16 Iwo Jima USMC 6,891
Japan 19,788
Civilians -- US 18,070 --
1942, Jun 3/7 Midway 307 -- --
06 Jun 1944 D-Day Allied WIA
7900 (approx)

Allied KIA
2,400 (approx)

British KIA/WIA
2,700

Canadian KIA/WIA
946

United States
KIA 1465
WIA 3184
MIA 1928
POW 29

-- --
1945 Iwo Jima 6503 -- --
1945-1947 Italy Trieste 6 14 --
1945-1947 China Civil War 12 42 --
1950 Inchon 670 -- --
1950-1953 Korean War 54246 103284 $50 bil
1954 Matsu and Quemoy 3 0 --
1957-1975 Vietnam War 58219 (4) 153356 $111 bil
1958-1984 Lebanon 268 169 --
1962 Cuba 9 0 --
1964 Panama Canal Riots 4 85 --
1965-1966 Dominican Republic 59 174 --
1966-1969 South Korea 89 131 --
1967 Israel Attack/USS Liberty 34 171 --
1968 Tet (Vietnam) 7040 0 --
1980 Iran
Operation Desert One 8 0 --
1980-1991 Terrorism 28 0 --
1983 Grenada 19 100 $76 mil
1983
23 Oct Beirut Lebanon 241 -- --
1983-1991 El Salvador 20 0 --
1984-1989 Honduras 1 28 --
1986 Libya 2 0 --
1987 (3) Persian Gulf 148 467 --
1989-1990 Panama 40 240 $163 mil
1990-1991 Persian Gulf, Op Desert Shield/Storm 363 357 $61 bil
1991-1992 Somalia, Op Restore Hope 8 -- $.52 bil
1993, Feb 26 Terrorism, World Trade Center 6 1000+ -
1995 Terrorism
Oklahoma City 168 400+ --
1995, Nov 13 Terrorism
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 7 42 --
1995-2000 Terrorism 77 -- --
1996, Jun 25 Terroism
Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia 19 500 --
2000 Yemen, USS Cole 17 651 --
2001, Sept 11 Flight 93 44 -- --
2001 Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan 89 33 (U.S.) (Friendly Fire) --
2002 Operation Enduring Freedom, Filipines 12 -- --
2002 Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan Theater 30 28 --
2003
2004 Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan Theater 34 -- --
2003
2004 Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
Current Stats Are Here COMBAT/ATTACKS
United States 3233
Australia 2
Britain (UK) 134
Bulgaria 13
Denmark 6
El Salvador 5
Estonia 2
Hungary 1
Italy 33
Latvia 3
Netherlands 2
Poland 19
Romania 2
Slovakia 3
Spain 11
Thailand 2
Ukraine 18
POW 7

Other Iraq War Casualty Resources:


I-Casualties

Iraq Body Count

IRAQIS KILLED
Military
19,217
American Est: Civilians and Military

British Est: Civilians and Military
21,700 to 55,000
INJURIES
US: 8,004 hostile
US: --- non-hostile

Answer 3

In a firefight, they tend to lose about 20 to 1.

In a prolonged battle, such as Fallujah, it's been over 50 to 1.

That's why the plant a bomb and run and hide. Or then send some poor sap out with a bomb strapped to him or in a stolen car loaded with explosives. They may lose haf a dozen poor saps before they get a few of our guys, but the odds are better for them.

Besides they're primary targets are non-combatants. (1) They tend not to fight back. (2) It instills terror in the civilian population.

You won't get anything on the news about those statistics... you need to get it from the troops on the ground. I told one guy the stats I had and he said "Then we're safe where I am. They can't find 20 guys around here dumb enough to do anything like that."

The press is naive. Some guy runs up with a note that says a bomb went off. where, when, the number of US casualties, the civilian casualties, he amount of damage. By the time the reporter reads through it, the messenger is gone. He might call the military for verification. But the military hasn't heard about it yet. So they proceed to check it out. In the mean time the reporter's deadline is approaching. One last call to the military... still nothing... so he goes with what he has. By the time the military has the information, which probably confirms the information he reporter has, the story's already old news.

Think about it. If you were an insurgent writing that note, would you include the number of your guys who were killed? Of course not.

But it's not the number. The just want to keep up the insurgency with the appearance of not suffering losses. They just want a presence when we leave. Then they can crawl out from wherever they're hiding and say, "Loo,. We drove the infidels from our soil. We are here. They are gone. What more proof do you need. Now, remember what we were able to do when they were here trying to protect you? Well, they're not here now..."

Answer 4

The war with Iraq ended over 4 years ago. This is a war IN Iraq, with insurgent elements. You can't compare it to WW2 because we're not at war with a state, army facing army. If you're going to compare it to anything compare it to post war Japan. We occupied Japan with about 150,000 troops, about the same as Iraq, yet there were virtually no deaths from insurgent elements.

Answer 5

Yes I think this war is much different than that of the vietnam war...first of all, the Vietnam war accounted for thousands and thousands of deaths; this war - so far (that I know) is around 2,000. This war is fought differently than that of the one in Vietnam - Vietnam was guerilla warfare (jungle). This one is not guerilla warfare. When you look at how long we've been there (six years almost) 2500 deaths is rather decent compared to Vietnam. Dont get me wrong, it's still sad that are losing Soldiers but it's not anywhere as bad as the 70's.

Answer 6

The number of dead US troops to date in Iraq is 3,780, not counting contractors and allies.

Yeah, it's lower. But remember, we only have 160,000 troops in the country, compared to over a million in Vietnam at the height of the war, and 10 million deployed in WWII. Iraq is a small country with a population smaller than California.

Also, the kinds of injuries troops are taking are very difficult and expensive to treat - traumatic brain injuries, complex burns, multiple missing limbs - it's easier to survive an IED with modern medical technology, but that doesn't mean your life will be normal afterwards. You might be missing arms, legs, eyeballs, your hearing, your sanity, etc.

It's also a very EXPENSIVE war, costing over a trillion dollars so far.

Answer 7

One estimate has been 1500 insurgents a month. Now everyone will argue that after it is read.
Civil war 625,000 deaths
WWI 116,000 Dead
WWII 405,000 dead
Korea 36,000 dead
So Korea which is the smallest number is still 10 larger than what we have suffered in Iraq.
Many of those dying in WWI and the Civil war. were dead from illness. Sometimes half of a figure is from illness.

Answer 8

Less deaths than world wars but less troops. Only thing iraq is not a war but a police occupation for the iraqi government. Its time we let iraq stand on their own.

Answer 9

Today's modern medical advances have allowed more service members to survive their catrostpohic battlefield injuries then all the previous wars.

Is it safer? Hell NO! Is medical science making a difference between life and death? Absolutely!

Answer 10

No war is good, but we lost 3000 troops on a weekly basic in ww1 ww2 and the Civil war. So its not as bad as previous conflicts.