One more thing. As far as the total number of dead in Iraq as a result of the war, there was a study released this weekend that concluded the following:

Prior to 2003, there were approximately 5.5 deaths per 1000 people per year in Iraq. That number stayed consistant for many years.

Since the war started in 2003, there have been 13.3 deaths per 1000 people per year in Iraq.

Based on that increase, an extra 655,000 people have died since the war started. I think it is fair to conclude that this is the real number of civilian deaths as a result of the war.

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