Where Does Iraq Stand Among U.S. Wars?
Total Casualties Compare to Spanish-American, Mexican and 1812 Conflicts By Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 31, 2004; Page A16 With more than 800 U.S. military personnel killed and more than 4,600 wounded, U.S. casualties in Iraq over the past 14 months now compare to those of several of the smaller wars in the nation’s history. ‘) // –> ‘; interstitial = ”; if (debugAdCodeJsp) { adTag += debugTextArea(adTag); } document.write(adTag); } // end show_doubleclick_ad } //–> ‘; interstitial = ”; if (debugAdCodeJsp) { adTag += debugTextArea(adTag); } document.write(adTag); } // end show_doubleclick_ad } //–> ‘; interstitial = ”; if (debugAdCodeJsp) { adTag += debugTextArea(adTag); } document.write(adTag); } // end show_doubleclick_ad } //–> ‘) ; // –> In total casualties — that is, combined dead and wounded — the U.S. military now has suffered more in Iraq than in the Spanish-American War. The wounded tally in Iraq — but not the death total — has surpasse
