As the U.S. death toll in Iraq reached 4,000 over the weekend, AFP notes a statistic just as sobering:
At least 97 percent of the deaths occurred after US President George W. Bush announced the end of "major combat" in Iraq on May 1, 2003 |
97% of U.S. deaths in Iraq came after "˜Mission Accomplished.'Quicklink Submitted By Amanda Lang No comments
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As the U.S. death toll in Iraq reached 4,000 over the weekend, AFP notes a statistic just as sobering:
At least 97 percent of the deaths occurred after US President George W. Bush announced the end of "major combat" in Iraq on May 1, 2003 |
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