US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221

[babsbunny]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqgQCcv26kB1dkgZRZNHmbn_1J8gD95E1LP80

By The Associated Press – 1 day ago

As of Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at least 4,221 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,400 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.

[ColbertWatcher]

1. k+r, n/t

[virgogal]

2. One death is too many. Sad.

[Sobiut]

3. And how many Iraqis?

Thousands of US / Coalition of the Willing troops dead, hundreds (?) of thousands of Iraqis, Approaching a trillion USD spent.

Good job George!