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Originally posted by MattK
only about 1000 US soilders have died in Iraq, but lots more have been injured. They will have to be replaced somehow if there will be a continued military presence over there.
The Wounded: US Military as reported after 4/3
Period Wnd-RTD Wounded
19-Mar-03 thru 03-Apr-03 115 426
04-Apr-03 thru 02-Apr-04 963 1484
03-Apr-04 thru 09-Apr-04 59 222
10-Apr-04 thru 16-Apr-04 119 242
17-Apr-04 thru 23-Apr-04 138 96
24-Apr-04 thru 03-May-04 193 76
04-May-04 thru 11-May-04 82 116
12-May-04 thru 18-May-04 100 93
19-May-04 thru 24-May-04 73 85
25-May-04 thru 31-May-04 86 114
01-Jun-04 thru 09-Jun-04 121 10
10-Jun-04 thru 16-Jun-04 71 54
17-Jun-04 thru 22-Jun-04 79 54
23-Jun-04 thru 29-Jun-04 64 59
30-Jun-04 thru 20-Jul-04 209 201
21-Jul-04 thru 03-Aug-04 183 100
Total 2655 3432
Wnd-RTD: Wounded in Action Return to Duty within 72 hours
Wnd: Wounded in Action Not Return to Duty within 72 hours
Totals updated at random by the DoD
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They are being replaced. All branches of the military are not having a problem meeting their enlistment levels and their retention levels are good. The force end level is imposed by Congress and can be raised so that the military can accept more enlistees...but as I have stated I am in favor of reinstating the draft.