Published on January 23, 2006 By Evorg In Current Events
Military statistics released 22 Jan 06


Insurgent attacks in 2005: 34,131
Insurgent attacks in 2004: 26,496
Attacks include Iraqi forces engaged in fighting.


Car bombs in 2005: 873
Car bombs in 2004: 420

Suicide car bombs in 2005: 411
Suicide car bombs in 2004: 133

Suicide bombers with vests in 2005: 67
Suicide bombers with vests in 2004: 7

Roadside bombs in 2005: 10,953
Roadside bombs in 2004: 5,607
Roadside bombs include discovered and diffused.

Force Protection

Killed in action in 2005: 673
Killed in action in 2004: 714

Wounded in 2005: 5,939
Wounded in 2004: 7,990
Maj. Gen. William Webster; 10 percent of attacks caused casualties in 2005, down from 25 to 30 percent in 2004.

Comments
on Jan 23, 2006
Do we have a point? or is this just gore and maiming stats for there own sake?
on Jan 23, 2006
There’s no reason to post

Its raw data
It's what is used for trends and analysis


on Jan 23, 2006
Great Rebuttal!  So they are killing more of them than before and less of the good guys!  Way to go!
on Jan 23, 2006

Do we have a point? or is this just gore and maiming stats for there own sake?

Check the bottom numbers.  Evorg is not a liberal parrot.

on Jan 23, 2006
I know evorg is no parrot, I was just wondering what the point is.
on Jan 23, 2006

Killed in action in 2005: 673
Killed in action in 2004: 714

Wounded in 2005: 5,939
Wounded in 2004: 7,990

Check these numbers!  Less good guys, and more bad guys not seeing the next sunrise!