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Iraq_facts_tool.appHeader = "Fact file | Iraq by the numbers";
Iraq_facts_tool.appFooter = "Source: Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, National Priorities Project, Department of Labor, Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, Iraq Body Count, Energy Information Administration, ABC News; All data is most current available.";
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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p>Six years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the U.S. military that quickly deposed the regime of Saddam Hussein has fought a widespread insurgency that has claimed the lives of more than 4,200 U.S. troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis.<p>President Barack Obama&#146;s pledge to end America&#146;s part in the war helped win him election and set a new course for the Middle East nation, which, despite the successes brought by the 2007-08 \"surge,\" is still struggling with violence and a decimated economy.<p>By September, 12,000 American troops and 4,000 Britons will be withdrawn from the country with the goal of getting all troops home by the end of 2011.<p>Ongoing insurgency attacks and suicide bombings, however, raise questions about whether Iraqi security forces will be able to cope with the persistent violence.<p>Over the long term, the nation&#146;s stability will hinge, in part, on the region, as it grapples with the issues of a nuclear Iran, al-Qaida terror threats, and disputes over Israeli borders.<br>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p><b>U.S. levels:</b><br>&bull; 166,000 at peak of troop buildup, October 2007.<br>&bull; 138,000, March 2009.<br>&bull; 90,000, March 2003 invasion.<p><b>Coalition troop levels:</b><br>&bull; 31 countries total at start of war;<br>&bull; 4 currently in coalition: U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, Romania.<p><b>Iraq security forces:</b><br>&bull; Total trained and equipped, July 2005: approximately 171,300.<br>&bull; Total trained to date, regardless of active status, October 2008: 561,159.<p>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p>&bull; At least 4,259 U.S. military deaths <p>&bull; At least 31,102 U.S. troops wounded in action<p>&bull; 136 journalists killed<p>&bull; 414 Iraqi academics assasinated<p>&bull; 1,306 deaths of U.S. private contractors <p>&bull; At least 307 coalition troops(non-U.S.) killed <p>&bull; More than 91,121 Iraq civilian casualties since 2003<p>&bull; States with the highest number of troop deaths: California, 457; Texas, 402; Pennsylvania, 192; Florida, 188; New York, 182; Ohio, 174; Michigan, 156; Illinois, 151.<p><p><p>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p>Congress has approved more than $657 billion so far for the Iraq war and has financed a wide array of projects &#151;from training the Iraqi army and police to rebuilding the country's oil, electric, justice, health and transportation sectors.<p>But progress has been undermined in many areas by violence, corruption and tension between U.S. and Iraqi officials.<p>The Bush administration initially thought the war effort would cost $2.4 billion.<p>Over the next 10 years, the cost could range from an estimated $440 billion to $865 billion.<p>Total tab for the Iraq war: At least $3 trillion, according to economists Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz. <p>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p>Iraq possesses the third largest proven oil reserves in the world, estimated at a total of 115 billion barrels. Only Saudi Arabia and Iran have larger  world oil reserves.<p>Still, Iraq's government will have dramatically less money to spend on rebuilding plans in 2009 because of plunging oil prices. <p>&bull; 2.58 million barrels per day before the war.<p>&bull; 2.32 million barrels per day as of Feb. 18, 2009.<p>&bull; Cost of a barrel of oil in March 2003: $21.50.<p>&bull; Cost of a barrel of oil in March 2009: $43.84.<p>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p><b>Prewar:</b><br>&bull; Hours per day nationally: 4 to 8; in Baghdad: 16 to 24.<br> <br><b>Now:</b><br>&bull; Hours per day nationally: 15.6; in Baghdad, 16.8.<br>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p><b>Prewar landlines:</b> 833,000.<p><b>Now:</b> 1,300,000.<p><b>Before the war cell phones:</b> 80,000.<p><b>Now:</b> An estimated 14.7 million.<p><b>Internet subscribers:</b>:<br>   &bull; September 2003: 4,900.<br>   &bull; Jan. 5, 2009: 688,410.<br>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p><b>Prewar:</b> 12.9 million people had potable water.<p><b>Now:</b> 21.2 million people have potable water.<p>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p><b>Prewar:</b> 6.2 million people served.<p><b>Now:</b> 11.3 million people served.<p>";

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Iraq_facts_tool[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><headline/><p><b>Internal refugees:</b><br>   &bull; 2008: Some 195,000 internally displaced Iraqis were able to return home. However, as of November 2008, there were at least 2.8 million people still displaced inside Iraq.<p><b>Emigrants:</b><br>   &bull; Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.<br>   &bull; January 2009: Close to 2 million, mainly in Syria and Jordan.<br>   &bull; 2008: Some 25,000 refugees were able to return home.<p><b>National unemployment rate:</b><br>   &bull; January 2004: 30 to 45 percent<br>   &bull; January 2009: 23 to 38 percent<p><br> <p>";

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