The bill
Civilian deaths
95,606 to 104,304
Source: IraqBodyCount.com
Military deaths
U.S. 4,383
U.K. 179
Other 139
Source: icasualties.org
Financial costs
Cost of the war in Iraq: $712,035,755,451
Portion of the cost of the Iraq war paid by Nevadans: $6,378,530,324
Portion of the cost of the Iraq war paid by Renoites: $523,751,360
Portion of the cost of the Iraq war paid by each taxpayer: $5,340
Source: National Priorities Project
When we began preparing this feature last month, the cost of the war was $707 billion. When we started work on the cover last week, it was $712 billion. All information in this box is as of the morning of March 15, 2010. The meter is still running.
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