The Count
09/02/2010
As of Tuesday, day 3,251 of the war in Afghanistan and day 2,705 of the war in Iraq …
1,152 American military service members (17 more than last week) have died in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001, and 4,421 (1 more than last week) have died in Iraq since that war began in 2003, according to the US Defense Department.
50,000 US troops remain in Iraq after the formal end of combat operations on Aug. 31, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates (left) on Tuesday warned against “premature victory parades or self-congratulations” as the remaining forces shift into a training role, The New York Times reported.
21 US troops died in 48 hours in a wave of escalating violence sweeping through Afghanistan as US reinforcements arrive and target previously untouched areas of insurgency, The Telegraph reported.
$7.5 million is how much former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is being paid for his memoir, which was released Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Blair is donating the proceeds from the book, “A Journey,” to a charity for wounded soldiers.
— Compiled by Jake Armstrong
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