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==Casualties==
==Casualties==
<b>Coalition Troops</b>
According to the US Department of Defense, over 3,200 U.S., and over 300 troops from coalition countries have died in the war.<ref>[http://www.defenselink.mil Department of Defense]</ref>
According to the US Department of Defense, over 3,200 U.S., and over 300 troops from coalition countries have died in the war.<ref>[http://www.defenselink.mil Department of Defense]</ref>
<b>Enemy Casualties </b>
<b>Enemy Casualties </b>
Larry Schweikart, Professor of History at the University of Dayton, a military historian, has calculated that, "<b>a low estimate is that we have removed from the order of battle about 210,000 on the low end to 360,000 on the high end. This is an entire generation of jihadists</b>, and will, if nothing else, significantly feminize Muslim society." <ref> http://newsbyus.com/more.php?id=7673_0_1_0_M </ref>
Larry Schweikart, Professor of History at the University of Dayton, a military historian, has calculated that, "<b>a low estimate is that we have removed from the order of battle about 210,000 on the low end to 360,000 on the high end. This is an entire generation of jihadists</b>, and will, if nothing else, significantly feminize Muslim society." <ref> http://newsbyus.com/more.php?id=7673_0_1_0_M </ref>
<b>Civilian Casualties</b>
<b>Civilian Casualties</b>
Estimates of civilian casualties vary. According to Fox News, over 54,000 civilians have been killed in the war<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259875,00.html Fox News: Rallies Across United States Mark 4th Anniversary of Iraq War]</ref>. Other sources list a much higher figure.
Estimates of civilian casualties vary. According to Fox News, March 20, 2007, over 54,000 civilians have been killed in the war<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259875,00.html Fox News: Rallies Across United States Mark 4th Anniversary of Iraq War]</ref>. Other sources list a much higher figure. However, due to suicide bombings and other such activity, the fatalities caused by US/Coalition forces in action was only <b>31 percent</b> of the total number given according to CNN's report October 2006. <ref> http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/ </ref> down from 32 percent quoted by this Boston Globe report <ref> http://www.countercurrents.org/iraq-jackson191205.htm </ref> dated December 19, 2005.
==References==
==References==