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• About $900 billion of US taxpayers’ funds has been spent or approved for spending through November 2010. $9 billion of this money is lost or unaccounted for, as per ABC News.
• Congressional Research Service puts the cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq as $390,000
• As of Nov 30, 2010, there were a total 47,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. All other Nations have withdrawn their troops.
• As per The Washington Post, there were more than 180,000 Private Contractors in Iraq in August 2007
• 4,439 US troops have died
• 32,033 troops have been wounded, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries. 
• 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home
• 147 Journalists have died in Iraq (14 of them by US Forces)
• 9,830 Iraqi soldiers and police officers have died
• A UN issued report dated Sept 20, 2006 stating that Iraqi civilian casualties 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 casualties at over 600,000.
• The unemployment rate in Iraq is between 27% to 60%
• In 2007, 28% of Iraqi Children were suffering from Chronic Malnutrition (as per CNN)
• Average Daily Hours Baghdad Homes Have Electricity - 5.6 in May 2007. Pre-War Daily Hours Baghdad Homes Have Electricity - 16 to 24 
• 82% Iraqis are “strongly opposed” to presence of coalition troops

For more information on Iraq War statistics:The Brookings Institution’s Iraq Index