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The Truth About American Deaths in Iraq

UPDATE June 15, 2007: All of the graphs related to American losses in Iraq and terrorist losses, including those related to the Surge, have been moved to their own site:

Losses in Iraq


This post has become the all-time most viewed post on this blog. It has also set the record for comments. Thank you to all the bloggers who have linked here and all of you who have taken the time to read this post. -Chuck

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Graph of recent American military deaths in Iraq by type

Graph comparing American military deaths and terrorist deaths in Iraq during the Surge of 2007

Graph comparing American military deaths from IED’s and combat and terrorist deaths in Iraq during the Surge of 2007

Data used for these graphs are found at my site, Terrorist Death Watch, and at the site Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.

I’m not just a “one-note” wonder. Here are some other recurring features on this blog:

Heroes of the War on Terror

Our Best: Babe Edition (women in the military)

Terrorist Death Watch (some of the stories behind the numbers and explanations of methodology)

Jason Dunham’s Story

America’s Girl Next Door – Sgt. Amanda Pinson

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125 Responses to "The Truth About American Deaths in Iraq"

  1. [...] other news. 6.550 terrorists killed in Iraq since 1 Jan 2006. Such a waste. Just think if they were actually trying to make life better in Iraq, instead. The [...]

  2. Patriot57 says:

    Enemy Body Count

    The administration has recently changed their position on reporting enemy casualties. so here you go, try this link:

    http://northshorejournal.org/index.php/2007/06/the-truth-about-american-deaths-in-iraq#comment-7576

  3. [...] Re: Terrorist death tolls I have been trying to get ANYTHING on this subject. The news reports numbers of terrorists killed in single engagements, but the labels vary quite a bit and NOBODY seems to make tallies, provide estimates or otherwise compare. This link makes an attempt and there’s the usual discussion attached, but it’s clearly an advocacy site, so who knows? Any help with this would add to the discussion. The big question is why the main stream doesn’t even seem to be interested? Americas North Shore Journal [...]

  4. Riteaidbob says:

    Have all the Liberal turds out there lost their collective minds to think that we can “Talk” to these delusional Muslim Terorist? Just kissy kissy and find out what they want and all will be well?

    God help this nation.

  5. Riteaidbob says:

    on 07 Jun 2007 at # Francis

    “submandave–

    I appreciate you making the distinction and I accept your caveat. For this very reason we (the U.S.) are negotiating with the insurgents to bring about whatever resolutions are possible. This must be done. To label the entire opposition as ‘terrorists’ is reductive and foolish. For on one reason it makes the U.S. absolute hypocrites ‘we do not negotiate with terrorists’—except for the ones we do? And that’s just for starters.”

    See you lost the minute you started “talking” to the insurgents. They just want you dead. They don’t give a rats ass what you think or believe. It’s ALLAH all the time and ALLAH all the way.