Iraq War Deaths (US Only)

Have you been hearing news stories about the mounting death toll in the war in Iraq? As of yesterday US KIAs are at 1,357. Usually, this number is accompanied with questinos about how long the American people can stand these daily killings of US servicemen.

I think we can stand it a long time, if history is our guide....

Battle of Shiloh (U.S. Civil War)
- approximately 13,000 KIAs (U.S. only) in just one day.

Battle of the Bulge (WWII)
- approximately 19,000 KIAs (U.S. only)

Battle of Saipan (WWII)
- approximately 3,425 KIAAs (U.S. only)

D-Day Invasion of Normandy (WWII)
- Approximately 1,465 KIAs (U.S. Only)

The Battle for Iwo Jima (WWII)
- 6,503 KIAs (U.S. only)

Korean War
- approximately 12,300 KIAs (U.S. Marines and Army only)
- approximately 51,000 WIA (U.S. Marines and Army only)
- approximately 3,200 non-enemy-inflicted deaths (U.S. only)

American Revolution
- approximatly 25,000 KIAs (Continental forces only, no allies included in this number)

Spanish-American War
- approximately 2,900 KIAs (U.S. only)

The American death toll in Iraq (while horrible for the individuals and families affected) is almost insignificant to the U.S. as a whole and the military situation on the ground. There are more Americans killed in Traffic accidents each day than are killed in Iraq. I think the American people know about death and are willing to suffer a lot of it in order to achieve national goals. Heck in 2003 we suffered 42,643 highway deaths (source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation) just for the sake of driving cars.

So, yes, I think we can stay in Iraq a long time.