countdown - just a few days to go

the killing continues

dead americans so far = 1880 soldiers + 113 contractors = 1993
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 7
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 4

approximate date of the 2000 milestone = SOON - we are just a 'successful' attack or two away.

countdown - 12 to go

there have been more american soldiers deaded - going along at the daily rate of 2 per day

dead americans so far = 1875 soldiers + 113 contractors = 1988
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 12
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 6

approximate date of the 2000 milestone = Sep 2nd

countdown: 18

there have been more american soldiers deaded - going along at the daily rate of 2 per day

dead americans so far = 1869 + 113 = 1982
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 18
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 9

approximate date of the 2000 milestone = Sep 1st

Countdown: 34

more dead american soldiers

dead americans so far = 1853 + 113 = 1966
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 34
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 17

approximate date of the 2000 milestone = Sep 1st

Countdown: 44

more dead american soldiers

dead americans so far = 1843 + 113 = 1956
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 44
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 22

approximate date of the 2000 milestone = Sep 2nd

holiday deaths

* from James Wolcott:

"Tbogg is keeping a running count of how many American troops are dying in Iraq while Bush is on vacation in Crawford, kicking back at the ranch and hiding from Cindy Sheehan.
Current tally: 43."

Countdown: 49

as of today, Aug10, the calculation is:

dead americans so far = 1838+113 = 1951
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 49
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 25
approximate date of the 2000 milestone = september 4th

(my original post for today was over at my main blog. it was that post which triggered me into setting up this separate blog)

2 wars, 2000 dead american servicefolk

on august 6, Seeing the Forest pointed to another 2000 milestone - 2,000 American Soldiers Dead combined in Iraq and Afghanistan:

Military Folk Killed in Afghanistan: 217 (source: CNN/Pentagon)

Military Folk Killed in Iraq, 1,825 (source: CNN/Pentagon)

for a total of 2,042 dead american military folk, so far, in Iraq and Afghanistan.

war, war, everywhere. won't someone stop and think?

William Rivers Pitt at Truthout noticed another 2000 milestone last week.

" On Tuesday (Aug6) , some took solemn note of the fact that the total number of "Coalition" fatalities from the invasion and occupation of Iraq had reached 2,000."

war, war, everywhere. won't someone stop and think?

Countdown: 66

here was my August 5 update, again, from my main blog

dead americans so far = 1821+113 = 1934
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 66
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 33
approximate date of the 2000 milestone = september 4

(again, this post has been backdated)

Countdown: 87

on August 2, i tried launching this mini-campaign over on my blog - you can go read the original entry if you like, but here are the calculations from that day

"dead americans so far = 1913
no of dead americans before the 2000 milestone = 87
approximate # of days till the 2000 milestone = 44
approximate date of the 2000 milestone = september 15."

(ive backdated this post)