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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-30-10 08:37 PM Original message |
You know-That crazy "war" thing.. latest stats Long,but,remember-WE ARE STILL In 2 COUNTRIES |
http://ptsdcombat.blogspot.com/2007/03/war-list-oefoif-statistics.html
Global War on Terror (GWOT) Troops who have served in OEF/OIF since 2001: ~1.6 million Portion of U.S. population that fought in WWII: 12% Portion of U.S. population that fought in Vietnam War: 2% Portion of U.S. population fighting in OEF/OIF: 0.5% Active-duty armed forces, end of Cold War (early '90's): 2.2 million Active-duty armed forces today: 1.4. million OEF/OIF vets, separated from service, as of Oct. 2007: 787,196 OEF/OIF vets, still in military, as of Oct. 2007: 854,698 Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Medals Purple Hearts awarded since 1932: 1.7 million OEF/OIF Purple Hearts awarded: 13,944 (as of July 31, 2006) WWII Medals of Honor (the highest military citation) awarded: 464 Vietnam War Medals of Honor awarded: 245 OIF Medals of Honor awarded: 2 (both posthumously) Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Afghanistan/OEF Duration, as of March 2008: 6 1/2 years (started October 7, 2001) OEF KIA, all branches: 271 (as of Mar. 7, 2007) Taliban attacks on U.S./allied forces, 2005: 1,558 Taliban attacks on U.S./allied forces, 2006: 4,542 Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Iraq/OIF Duration, as of March 2008: 5 years (started March 19, 2003) Troops in Iraq, as of Jan. 10, 2007 (pre-surge): 152,000 2007 official surge amount: 21, 500 Time to recruit/train/equip 10,000 new troops, Gen. Peter Pace: 2 years Estimated strength of insurgency, November 2003: ~5,000 Estimated strength of insurgency, October, 2006: 20-30,000 (including militias) Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Iraq/OIF, Attacks Daily attacks by insurgents/militias, July 2003: 16 Daily attacks by insurgents/militias, November 2006: 185 Multiple fatality bombings, through Feb. 2007: 1,247 ...suicide bombings portion of above figure: at least 426 (34.2%) Successful improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, June 2006: 1,481 ...additional IEDs found and neutralized: 903 Successful IED attacks, January 2006: 834 ...additional IEDs found and neutralized: 620 Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Iraq/OIF, Human Costs OIF KIA, all branches: 3,990 (as of Mar. 17, 2008) OIF KIA age breakdown as of end of Feb. 2007, younger than 22: 932 ...22-24: 732 ...25-30: 745 ...31-35: 316 ...>35: 366 #1 KIA cause: IEDs #2 KIA cause: sniper fire DoD-reported OIF self-inflicted deaths as of Mar. 2008: 145 Journalists killed: 93 (168 including drivers/interpreters) U.S.-trained military and police force killed, through Feb. 25, 2007: 6,158 Post-invasion Iraqi civilian deaths: 58,476 to 655,000 Internally displaced Iraqis, March 2003-November 2006: ~650,000 Iraqi physicians killed since invasion: ~2,000 Iraqi refugees living abroad: 1.8 million Portion of professional class that has left since 2003: 40% Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Iraq/OIF, Monetary Costs 2002 Bush administration prediction of overall OIF cost: $100-200 billion Congressional budget estimate of OIF cost, through 2006: $500 billion Conservative estimate of ultimate cost of OIF to taxpayer: $2,000 billion Current weekly cost to American taxpayer: $1.9 billion ...daily cost: $275 million Iraq Survey Group est. cost (which failed to find WMD): $900 million Reconstruction costs to rebuild Iraq, to date: $34.1 billion ...spent on post-WWII Germany under Marshall Plan: $30.3 billion (2006 dollars) Pentagon request for Iraq military base construction: $806 million WH budget request to build/operate new U.S. Embassy in Iraq: $1.3 billion ...budget of U.S. Embassy in Iraq, 1991: $3.5 million ...current staff: 1,000 (3% know Arabic, only 6 are fluent speakers) ...complex acreage: 104 (Pentagon acreage: 29) ...thickness of walls: 15 feet Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Iraq/OIF, Politics Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress funding: $38.6 million WH-ignored State Dept. 'Future of Iraq' reconstruction plan funding: $5 million Iraq Study Group funding (suggestions ignored by WH): $1 million Republican Congress budget for a 'commemoration of success' bash: $20 million Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Coalition Total non-U.S. troops, Jan. 2004: 25,600 Total non-U.S. troops, as of Feb. 2007: 14,010 Britain...KIA: 134 ...estimated cases of anxiety, depression: ~20,000 ...receiving mental health treatment from the MoD, through Oct. 2006: 2,123 ...diagnosed with PTSD: 328 ...year-on-year jump in troops seeking help: 20% ...believed to be homeless: >1,000 Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Contracts Private security contractor firms in Iraq, 2003: at least 60 OIF Erinys (Brit private security firm) contract for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers protection, annually (from 2005 report): $50 million OIF Kellogg, Brown & Root (a Halliburton subsidiary) contracts: ~$20 billion Potential Halliburton overcharges flagged by a top Army procurement official, 2005: $1 billion Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Contractors OIF contractors killed, as of end of 2006: almost 768 ...if added, would increase U.S. KIA count by: 25% OIF contractors wounded, as of end of 2006: 3,367 Military personnel-to-contractor ratio, Gulf War (1991): 50-to-1 Military personnel-to-contractor ratio, Iraq War (2003): 10-to-1 Contractors in Iraq, 2007: 120,000 ...support/logistics contractors, 2005: 50,000 ...non-Iraqi security contractors, 2005: 20,000 ...Iraqi security contractors, 2005: 15,000 ...reconstruction contractors, 2005: 40-70,000 KBR workers in Middle East: ~50,000 Erinys private security guard pay: $400-1,000 per day Overall annual pay: varies, some making $100,000 or more Contractor pay vs. new Army private pay: at least 6X higher, mostly tax-free Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Equipment According to secret Petagon study, Marines KIA from upper body wounds that might have survived with extra armor, 2003-2005: 80% Factories supplying armor for principal transport trucks, Jan. 2006: 1 Marine uparmored Humvee shortfall, Jan. 2006: ~2,000 Unaccounted Army parts/tools shipped to contractors, 2004: $68 milllion (15%) ...unreconcilable misc. parts shipped for repair, 2004: $481.7 million (42%) ...classified parts/tools accounting discrepancies: $8.1 million (37%) Helicopters downed, through Feb. 2007: 59 (at least 29 by enemy fire) Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Wounded in Action (WIA) Vietnam War, receive other-continent, state-of-the-art critical care: 15 days OEF/OIF, receive other-continent, state-of-the-art critical care: 13 hours WWII, WIA-to-KIA ratio: 2-to-1 Korea/Vietnam, WIA-to-KIA ratio: 3-to-1 OIF, WIA-to-KIA ratio: 7-to-1 OIF, wounded/ill casualty-to-KIA ratio: 16-to-1 Vietnam War rate of initial injury survival: 7.5-in-10 OIF rate of initial injury survival: 9-in-10 OEF WIA, all branches: 1,062 (as of Dec. 2, 2006) OEF non-hostile WIA, medical transport required: 5,565 (as of Dec. 2, 2006) OIF WIA, all branches: 23,417 (as of Feb. 3, 2007) OIF non-hostile WIA, medical transport required: 32,544 (as of Feb. 3, 2007) OIF total casualties (as of Feb 3, 2007): 55,961 OEF/OIF WIA not returned to service, through Feb. 10, 2007: 11,116 OEF/OIF official WIA count on DoD website, Jan. 9, 2007: 50,508 OEF/OIF offical WIA count on DoD website, Jan. 10, 2007 (after figure was used by Harvard researcher Linda Blimes in a professional paper): 21,649 DoD - Disability Government assigned value for prime age male: $6.1 million Permanent and temporary disability benefits payments, 2004: $1.2 billion Army soldiers approved for permanent retirement disability, 2001: 642 ...portion of total going through medical retirement process: 10% Army soldiers approved for permanent retirement disability, 2005: 209 ...portion of total going through medical retirement process: 3% Army soldiers placed on temporary disability leave, 2001: 165 Army soldiers placed on temporary disability leave, 2005: 837 Army soldiers given lump-sum severance pay vs. disability retirement: 11,174 DoD - Disability, Amputations Amputations as Jan. 16, 2007: 500 Does loss of fingers/toes count in above figure? No Amputations performed in 2004: 156 (fewer up-armored Humvees) Amputations performed in 2006: 128 Multiple amputees (more than one limb) in 2006: ~25% Multiple amputees in first full year of OIF, 2003-2004: 13% OIF rate of amputations compared to previous wars: 2X Amputations, overall WIA count: 2.2 Amputations, overall WIA/not able to return to service: 5% DoD - Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Combat troops exposed to bomb blasts, may suffer at least mild TBI: 11-28% Overall portion of WIA: 20% OEF/OIF troops diagnosed with mild/moderate/severe TBI at Walter Reed: 30% Portion of total OIF bomb blast victims with TBI: 60% OIF cases treated: 1, 882 Projected lifetime TBI treatment costs: $35 billion Initial 2006 Republican Senate/House alotment of requested TBI research funding: 50% ...requested TBI research funding provided after USA Today story: 100% ($14 million) Increased funds for TBI research, cz evaluation forms, Mar 2007: $14 million DoD - Disability, Claims Process Forms the typical wounded soldier is required to file: 22 ...various commands these forms need to go to: 8 Information systems used to process the forms: 16 Army personnel databases: 3 (which cannot read each others files) Nationwide average waiting on claims processing: ~5,000 Physical Evaluation Board caseload, 2001: 7,218 Physical Evaluation Board caseload, 2005: 13,748 PEBs in 1972 processing 19,000 cases: 6, with 260 employees PEBs in 2004 processing 15,000 cases: 3, with 70 employes DoD - General and Mental Health Troops receiving pre-deployment mental health assessment by professional (DoD is mandated by congress to assess all deploying troops): 1-in-300 Army/Air Force required pre/post-deployment health assessment failure rate, GAO: 38-98% (depending upon base) Army/Air Force required immunization failure rate, GAO: 14-46% Troops seeking help for emotional issues returned back to units: 98% Troops referred for follow-up care after flagging by DoD for PTSD: 22% Troops kept on duty despite showing significant psychological distress pre-suicide, 2004-2005: at least 11 DoD - Mental Health, Caregivers Navy psychologist positions filled: 72% (85% including trainees) Navy psychiatrist positions filled: 62% (91% including trainees) Army psychiatrist/psychologist positions filled: 80-85% Portion of mental healthcare professionals not trained/supervised in four PTSD therapies recommended by the Pentagon and VA: 90% Deployed Army mental health providers, reporting high burnout/low motivation or morale, 2005: 1-in-3 Behavioral-health workers (counselors/psychiatrists), high/very high burnout: 33% ...primary-care specialists (doctors and nurses): 45% ...chaplains: 27% DoD - Discharge, Personality Disorder Troops discharged with PD since 2003, Army: 4,092 Troops discharged with PD since 2003, non-Army: 11,296 Briefest Fort Carson PD diagnosis evaluation length: 10-20 mins. Military psychologist signatures required for PD discharge: 1 (PTSD needs medical review board) Processing of paperwork duration: a couple of days (PTSD, several months) VA disability benefits PD-diagnosed combat vet eligible for: 0% Walter Reed Year Walter Reed Army Medical Center opened: 1909 Portion of wounded OEF/OIF troops treated at Walter Reed: 1-in-4 BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) scheduled for Walter Reed: 2011 Rate at which oupatient troops in limbo outnumber hospital patients: 17-to-1 Average outpatient soldier stay: 10 months (some stuck as long as 2 yrs.) Walter Reed troops saying their outpatient experience was "stressful:" 75% ...saying that Army literature on navigating outpatient process is helpful: 12% Current outpatient soldiers waiting on Medical Evaluation Board processing (1st stage of process; 2nd stage is the Physical Evaluation Board): 704 ...highest level of waiting outpatients, summer of 2005: nearly 900 Time MEB process should take, start-to-finish: 120 days ...average at Walter Reed: 270 days Time to wade through both MEB and PEB processes: 9 to 15 1/2 months Federal employees providing facilities management services, pre-2007: 300 ...providing above services day before outsourcing went into effect: 60 ...private workers replacing above workers on February 3, 2007: 50 Women Female troops, Vietnam: 7,500 Female troops, Gulf War: 41,000 Female troops, OEF/OIF to date: 160,500 Female-to-male ratio: 1-in10 Portion of female troops in military: 15% OIF WIA: at least 450 OIF KIA: 75 (as of Mar. 7, 2007) OIF females KIA as a percentage of total count: 2.18% National Guard/Reserves Reserve OIF KIA, as of end of Feb. 2007: 263 National Guard OIF KIA, as of end of Feb. 2007: 408 Combined reserve component, end of Cold War (early '90's): 1.2 million Combined selected reserve strength today: 830,000 Portion of total overall military force: >1/3 OEF/OIF vets activated from Guard/Reserve: 403,089 (vs. 384,107 active duty) Portion of forces serving in OIF, 2004: 40% Portion of overall DoD budget: 8% Personnel deploying ANG units borrowed from other units in 2006: 1/3 ...equipment they needed to borrow: 60% (from a dozen other units) Of 170 guard troops required for deployment by the California National Guard's 756th in 2005, number available from the company: 7 ...units tapped to arrive at needed 170 troops (called cross-leveling): 65 ...locations individually tapped troops came from: 49 U.S. reservist days of service, 2001: 12.7 million U.S. reservist days of service, 2006: 63 million Approved reservist permanent retirement disability claims, 2001: 16% Approved reservist permanent retirement disability claims, 2005: 5% National Guard/Reserves - Equipment Portion of total military equipment funding allocated to reserves: 3% Guard units rated 'not ready' in U.S. due to equipment shortfalls: ~90% Current level of authorized stock of dual-use equipment: 50% Value of equipment needed to bring Guard units to full readiness: $38 billion Budgeted by Army to augment Guard equipment, through 2011: $21 billion Humvee shortage: 22,000 Medium truck shortage: 42,000 Rifle, machine gun, other small arm shortage: 53,000 Night vision device shortage: 264,000 Tactical radio shortage: 50,000 Black Hawk helicopters available to fight forest fires in Montana, out of 12: 2 Recruitment Former active-duty service members joining the reserves, 1997: 61% Former active-duty service members joining the reserves, 2006: 38% "Youth propensity to enlist," 2005 (males): 21% "Youth propensity to enlist," 2006 (males): 14% "Youth propensity to enlist," 2005 (males/females): 15% "Youth propensity to enlist," 2006 (males/females): 10% 2006 Air National Guard recruitment shortfall: 14% 2006 Army recruitment shortfall: 8% (highest since 1979) Maximum recruitment age raised to: 39 (from 35) 2005 recruits admitted under waivers (of criminal records): 21,880 (17%) ...increase of above over 2000 waivers: 42% Recruits 'washed out' during basic trng/1st 6 months service, May 2005: 18.1% Recruits 'washed out' during basic trng/1st 6 months service, current: 7.6% Multiple Deployments Typical tour of duty, Vietnam: 1 year Typical tour of duty, OEF/OIF: extended up to 2 years, multiple deployments Troops under acute stress, first tour of Iraq: 12% Troops under acute stress, second+ tour of Iraq: 18% Increased risk of acute combat stress in those serving multiple tours: 50% Veterans Administration (VA) VA networks: ~20 VA hospitals (VAMCs): >150 VA outpatient clinics: >800 Inpatient PTSD programs: 27 New readjustment counseling service centers expected in two years: 23 VA employees: 235,000 VA employees working at demobilization centers overseas: 100 Proposed VA budget for 2008: $87 billion OEF/OIF vets seeking services from walk-in vet centers, Oct. 2005: 4,467 OEF/OIF vets seeking services from walk-in vet centers, June 2006: 9,103 OEF/OIF vets seen by Milwaukee's Zablocki VAMC since wars' start (through March 2007): 2,300 Projected OEF/OIF veterans expected to flood VA system: 700,000 Lifetime projected taxpayer cost for OEF/OIF veterans: $350-700 billion Veterans Administration (VA) - Disability Polytrauma Centers nationwide providing specialized TBI care: 4 ...total beds: 48 ...treated at Polytrauma Centers to date: 425 Veterans Administration (VA) - Disability, Claims OEF/OIF VA disability claims filed through Nov. 2007: 245,034 OEF/OIF active duty vets with claims filed: 157,785 (51%) OEF/OIF Guard/Reserve vets with claims filed: 87,213 (22%) OEF/OIF active duty vets with VBA-rejected claims: 7,493 (5%) OEF/OIF Guard/Reserve vets with VBA-rejected claims: 10,110 (14%) OEF/OIF VA disability claims granted: ~100,000 OEF/OIF VA disability claims pending review: 38,138 OEF/OIF VA PTSD disability claims granted through Nov. 2007: 34,138 Overall new claims backlog (any war) at VA awaiting processing, 2006: 400,000 Average wait for VA claim processing: >6 months Average 100% disability rating payment: $2,400/month ...50% disability rating payment: $700/month Veterans Administration (VA) - Appointments People seen by the VA annually (all wars): ~5 million OEF/OIF vets treated at VA medical facilities since 2002 (through Jan. 2008): 299,585 Veterans diagnosed with depression, treated at VA (1999-2004): 807,694 ...of those above who later committed suicide: 1,683 Mental healthcare appointment length, high: 75-80 minutes Mental healthcare appointment length, low: 20-30 minutes National rate at which 20-30 mins. appointments were given: 51% ...rate Artesia, NM, received 20-30 mins. appointments: 99% ...rate Amarillo, TX, received 20-30 mins. appointments: 87% ...rate Butler, PA, received 20-30 mins. appointments: 6% Average wait for new mental healthcare patient appointment: ...at Loma Linda, CA: 39% received appointment within 30 days VA staff contemplating limiting services, adding waiting lists: 15-of-60 ...sent patients to group therapy when individual treatment needed: 40% ...said they needed more staff: 30% Veterans receiving all mental health care outside of VA system: 22% Annual visits provided by VA for psychiatric care, 1995: 11.7 Annual visits provided by VA for psychiatric care, 2006: 8.1 ...in Hudson Valley, NY: 22 ...in Fargo, ND: 3.1 Veterans Administration (VA) - Budget Healthcare expenses increase, 2008 Bush budget: 9% Healthcare expenses cut, 2009 (projected): ~$1.9 billion Healthcare expenses cut, 2010 (projected): ~$1.9 billion Veterans Administration (VA) - Mental Healthcare, Expenditures Unspent of $300 million VA told Congress it was setting aside for PTSD/mental health care programs in 2005/2006: $54 million Inconsistent VA outlay of outpatient mental health care: $500 to $2000 per veteran, depending upon facility/region Montana, ranked by amount of troops sent to war: 4th Montana, ranked by % of delivered 2005 VA mental health services: 50th VA mental health expenditures, 1995: $2.01 billion VA mental health expenditures, 2004: $2.19 billion VA expenditures on mental health ailments per veteran, 1995: $3,560 VA expenditures on mental health ailments per veteran, 2004: $2,581 ...in Connecticut: $2,317 ...in Saginaw, MI: $468 Veterans Administration (VA) - Mental Healthcare, Treatment OEF/OIF vets treated at VA for mental health conditions: 120,049 OEF/OIF vets coming to VA for any type of counseling, September 2005: 43,682 OEF/OIF vets coming to VA for any type of counseling, Jan. 2008: 242,00 Troops who sought mental healthcare in first year home: 35% (2006 study) ...received a mental health diagnosis: 12% (2006 study) VA clinics that provided no mental healthcare in 2005: 100 (out of ~800) Specialist sessions returning troops receive vs. 10 years ago: 1/3 fewer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) U.S. PTSD incidence in the general population: 7.7 million OEF/OIF troops who have/may acquire PTSD, Nat'l Center on PTSD: 40% OEF/OIF vets being treated for PTSD, Jan. 2008: 67,717 OEF/OIF vets being treated for PTSD, through end of 2006: 39,331 ...of above figure, receiving hospital care: 29,041 ...of above figure, receiving counseling center care: 9,103 Of those treated for PTSD, enrolled in VA specialized care program: 27% ...in Wisconsin: 13% ...in Ohio: 45% Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Evolution OIF troops wishing for a 2006 exit of Iraq, Zogby early 2006 survey: 72% OIF troops wishing to "stay as long as needed:" 1-in-5 OIF troops who indicated "felt in great danger of being killed" on DoD demob form: over 50% ...had thoughts of killing themselves while deployed: 2,411 Returning vets who had PTSD one month after returning home: 4% ...four months after returning home: 9% ...seven months after returning home: 12% Seven-month vets showing no signs of PTSD/depression at one month: 78% Troops meeting DoD criteria for PTSD, stigmatized from seeking help: 2/3 PTSD rate common to Army/Marine ground units vs. other units: nearly 4X Non-OEF/OIF troops reporting mental health concerns: 8.5% (2004) OEF troops reporting mental health concerns: 11% (2004) OIF troops reporting mental health concerns: 19% (2004) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - History Hospitalized Civil War troops diagnosed with insanity/"nostalgia": 7,800 Post-war mental/"nervous" disease ("irritable heart") vets, Civil War: 44% Portion of troops aged 9-18, Civil War: 15% ...increased likelihood of above group of getting "irritable heart": 93% Civil War vets losing at least 5% of company, increase in risk for cardiac, gastrointestinal, or nervous disease: 51% Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Women Vietnam-era veterans developing PTSD: 1/4 Gulf War-era veterans w/PTSD, 2 years after deployment: 16% Rate of female-to-male combat PTSD: 2-to-1 VA-treated females noting rape/attempted rape while in service: 1/4 ...raped multiple times: 37% ...gang-raped: 14% Military sexual assaults reported, 2005: 2,374 Military sexual assault investigations, 2004-2005: 3,038 ...of above, resulting in court-martial of perpetrator: 329 (10%) OEF/OIF vets diagnosed with possible PTSD: ~3,800 Inpatient PTSD programs serving women exclusively: 2 OEF/OIF Suicides Portion of veterans making up total U.S. suicide population: 25% Army soldier suicides in Iraq and Kuwait, 2005: 22 ...above rate compared to national average: nearly 2X Rate of OIF Army combat zone suicide increase,2004 to 2005: 2X MN active-duty/discharged servicemember suicides, Jan. 2003-Oct. 2006: 13 ...extrapolation of above rate to 50 states: 650 Homelessness Total homeless veterans (from all wars): 194,000 Beds available in VA-funded shelters or hospitals, nationwide: 15,000 Estimated OEF/OIF veterans currently homeless: 500-1,000 OEF/OIF troops receiving shelter from VA, 2004-2006: 300 OEF/OIF vets assisted by IAVA in New York City alone since 2004: 60 Family OEF/OIF troops married: at least 50% ...married to someone who is also in the military: 10-15% Rate civilian families move across county lines annually: 1-in-12 Rate military families move across county lines annually: 1-in-4 Estimated kids with a mom or dad in uniform: 1.9 million Calls to 24-hour helpline Military OneSource, 1st 10 months of 2005: 100,000 ...above figure, increase over year before: 20% Antidepressant prescriptions written for military families/service members, 14 mo. period 2005-2006: 200,000 List last updated Mar 18 2008 |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-30-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. And the latest DoD WIA info DOES NOT include PTSD/Mild TBI |
http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf
their official number for Wounded In Action is around 31K In reality,it is more like 400K PTSD/TBI |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-30-10 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. This pretty much sums it up |
Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Iraq/OIF, Monetary Costs 2002 Bush administration prediction of overall OIF cost: $100-200 billion Congressional budget estimate of OIF cost, through 2006: $500 billion Conservative estimate of ultimate cost of OIF to taxpayer: $2,000 billion Current weekly cost to American taxpayer: $1.9 billion ...daily cost: $275 million Iraq Survey Group est. cost (which failed to find WMD): $900 million Reconstruction costs to rebuild Iraq, to date: $34.1 billion ...spent on post-WWII Germany under Marshall Plan: $30.3 billion (2006 dollars) Pentagon request for Iraq military base construction: $806 million WH budget request to build/operate new U.S. Embassy in Iraq: $1.3 billion ...budget of U.S. Embassy in Iraq, 1991: $3.5 million ...current staff: 1,000 (3% know Arabic, only 6 are fluent speakers) ...complex acreage: 104 (Pentagon acreage: 29) ...thickness of walls: 15 feet Global War on Terror (GWOT) - Iraq/OIF, Politics Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress funding: $38.6 million WH-ignored State Dept. 'Future of Iraq' reconstruction plan funding: $5 million Iraq Study Group funding (suggestions ignored by WH): $1 million Republican Congress budget for a 'commemoration of success' bash: $20 million |
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