Iraq war report card

It has been four years since the first shots were fired in the “shock and awe” war against Iraq.
Though the stated goals of this war has shifted so many times over the years from Weapons of mass destruction, the war on terror, to remove Saddam Hussein, to bringing democracy and freedom.

Here is the report card for this war, The data gleaned here shows that fours years worth of “ democracy”, Freedom” and 500 billion of US dollars injected into Iraq, and over 82 billion dollars of Iraqi government revenues from oil sales, did not amount to the levels of Security, quality of life, economic prosperity, education, health care, and civil infrastructure of pre-wars level.

What’s more shocking is that the “pre-war level” term, was when Iraq under Saddam Hussein was languishing under brutal and suffocating sanctions, yet still, four years of shock
and owe, and Shia/Militias-democratic rule, did not reach the “ pre-war levels”
Strange as it seems to be, but the numbers speak for themselves.

All the data included here are from the Brooking Institution Iraq war index, www.brookings.edu/fp/saban/iraq/index.pdf

www.Iraqbodycount.org US mainstream media and US and Iraq government agencies.

US SPENDING IN IRAQ

The U.S spent $505 billion on the war effort so far
The Bush administration is requesting another $100 billion for 2007 and $140 billion for 2008, which would bring the cumulative total to over $700 billion.
Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq - $9 billion of US taxpayers' money and $549.7 million in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US contractors
Mismanaged & Wasted in Iraq - $10 billion, per Feb 2007 Congressional hearings
Halliburton Overcharges Classified by the Pentagon as Unreasonable and Unsupported - $1.4 billion


COALITION TROOPS IN IRAQ AND US


Troops in Iraq - Total 155,035, including 141,000 from the US, 7,100 from the UK, and 6,935 from all other nations (other than Iraq).
US Troop Causalities - 3,205 US troops
Non-US Troop Casualties - Total 258, with 134 from the UK
US Troops Wounded - 24,042, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries (total excludes psychological injuries)
US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home
US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq - 60 total, at least 29 by enemy fire


Journalists killed:
Iraqis Europeans Americans Arabs Others Total
74 11 2 3 5 95


Iraqi Military and Police Casualties - 6,271
Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated - A UN issued report dated Sept 20, 2006 stating that Iraqi civilian causalities have been significantly under-reported. Casualties are reported at 50,000 to over 100,000, but may be much higher. Some informed estimates place Iraqi civilian causalities at over 600,000. ( Iraqibodycount.org , IBC )
Iraqi Insurgents Killed, Roughly Estimated - 55,000

Daily insurgents attacks:
Feb 2004 July 2005 Nov 2006 Dec 2006
14 70 180 185



Iraqis kidnapped
January 2004 December 2004 December2005 March2006
2 per day in Baghdad 10 per day in Baghdad Up to 30 per day in Baghdad 30-40 per day in Baghdad

Iraqi prison population:
Peak prison population 2003 10,000
March 2007, 17,00 in US custody
In Iraqi custody, until September 2006 13,000


Estimated foreign fighters in the Insurgency:
January 2004 November 2006
500 800-2000


Nationality of Foreign Fighters:

Algeria SaudiArabia Sudan Syria Yemen Egypt Other countries
600 350 450 550 500 400 150

20% 12% 1 5% 18% 17% 13% 5%




NOTE ON NATIONALITIES OF FOREIGN MILITANTS GRAPH: Two other sources have cited the nationalities of non-Iraqi
Jihadists (one specifying those captured, the other those killed) in Iraq, and the three reports suggest somewhat different trends. Reuven Paz
cites Saudi Arabia as contributing the highest number of jihadists killed (94) from November to March, 2005, followed by Syria (16) and
Kuwait (11). Reuven Paz,“Arab Volunteers Killed in Iraq: An Analysis,” Global Center for International Affairs Center (GLORIA),
Occasional Papers, Volume 3 (2005), Number 1, March 2005.


Internally Displaced persons in Iraq
Since April 2003

2003 100,000
2004 200,000
2005 250,000
2006 685,000
2007 750,000



Iraqi refugees living abroad

Iraqi refugees living abroad 1.8 million
Iraqi refugees in Syria 600,00- 1 million
Iraqi refugees in Jordan 700,000- 750,000
Iraqi refugees in Egypt, Lebanon, Iran 175,000- 200,000
Refugees seeking asylum in Europe, first half of 2006 8,100

Refugees and asylum seekers:
2003-2004 366,000
2005 523,000
Total 889,000


*QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS
Iraqi Unemployment Rate - 27 to 60%, where curfew not in effect
Consumer Price Inflation in 2006 - 50%
Iraqi Children Suffering from Chronic Malnutrition - 25% in May 2006
Percent of professionals who have left Iraq since 2003 - 40%
Average Daily Hours Iraqi Homes Have Electricity 9.6
Average Daily Hours Baghdad Homes Have Electricity 5.7 h
Pre-War Daily Hours Baghdad homes Have Electricity 16 to 24 h
Number of Iraqi Homes Connected to Sewer Systems 37%
Percentage of Iraqi Homes with Access to Piped Water 78%
Water Treatment Plants Rehabilitated 22%
RESULTS OF POLL Taken in Iraq in August 2005 by the British Ministry of Defense (Source: Brookings Institute)
Iraqis "strongly opposed to presence of coalition troops 82%
Iraqis who believe Coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security - less than 1%
Iraqis who feel less secure because of the occupation - 67%

Index of political freedom in Iraq:
Israel 8.20
Lebanon 6.55
Morocco 5.20
Palestine 5.05
Iraq 5.05
Kuwait 4.90
Tunisia 4.60
Jordan 4.45
Qatar 4.45
Egypt 4.30
Sudan 4.30
Yemen 4.30
Algeria 4.15
Oman 4.00
Bahrain 3.85
Iran 3.85
UAE 3.70
Saudi Arabia 2.80
Syria 2.80
Libya 2.05

Note on Index:
Each country is scored on a 10-pint scale, with 1 being the lowest score, and 10 the highest.

Index of Press freedom
149 Gambia 54.0
150 Yemen 54.0
151 Belarus 57.0
152 Libya 62.5
153 Syria 63.0
154 Iraq 66.8
155 Vietnam 67.3
156 Laos 67.5
157 Pakistan 70.30
158 Uzbekistan 71.0
159 Nepal 73.5
160 Ethiopia 75.0
161 Saudi Arabia 76.0
162 Iran 90.9
163 China 94.0
164 Burma 94.8
165 Cuba 95.0
166 Eritrea 97.5
167 Turkmenistan 98.5
168 North Korea 109.0


Note on Index of Press Freedom: the lower the score attained, the higher the degree of press freedom in the respective country.

Political Parties in Iraq:
Registered for December 205 election Over 300



Doctors in Iraq
Iraqi Doctors registered before 2003 invasion 34,000
Iraqi doctors who have left Iraq since the 2003 invasion 12,000 (estimate)
Iraqi doctors murdered since 2003 invasion 2,000
Iraqi doctors kidnapped 250
Average salary of an Iraqi doctor 7.5 million Iraqi dinar per year or $ 5,100 per year
Annual graduates form Iraqi medical school 2,250
Percentage of above that will work outside of Iraq 20%

Note: numbers are estimates.