Price of War thus far (as of 8-28-04)

Price of War thus far (as of 8-28-04)

graphic representation created using MSPaint, with numbers cited from an MSNBC article on the admission of miscalculations of the "post-war" period:

According to the Pentagon, 969 U.S. troops have died in Iraq since the invasion, 828 of them since April 30, 2003. An additional 6,690 service members have been wounded, most of them during the occupation.
- Full source article

I can imagine quite a few of the wounded, especially those hit by roadside explosives, have had to have limbs amputated. Damn shame they all have to go through what they are and/or have.