There have been 864* United States soldiers killed in Iraq since the start of the war in march 2003. Before you think these Americans died for nothing consider theses number.

In 2000 there were 41,821 people killed in Car Accidents. Of that number 445 were in Iowa, 1418 were from Illinois, 1458 were in New York, and 3753 were in California.**

In 2002 there were 16,204 murders in the United States, of those 46 were in Iowa.***

Of the 864, 12 were from Iowa:

Home Town - Last Name, First Name, Rank, Date Killed
Anamosa Kirchhoff, David M. Private 1st Class 14-Aug-2003
Cedar Rapids Fisher, Paul F. Sergeant 06-Nov-2003
Des Moines Frosheiser, Kurt R. Private 08-Nov-2003
Dubuque Deutsch, Michael J. Private 31-Jul-2003
Hamburg Nalley, Kenneth A. Private 26-May-2003
Jefferson Carman, Benjamin R. Private 1st Class 06-Apr-2004
Ossian Bohr Jr., Jeffrey Edward Gunnery Sergeant 10-Apr-2003
Scott Korthaus, Bradley Steven Sergeant 24-Mar-2003
Sheffield Knowles, Joshua L. Specialist 05-Feb-2004
Tipton Sissel, Aaron J. Specialist 29-Nov-2003
Urbandale Sturdy, Brandon C. Private 1st Class 13-May-2004
West Liberty Smith, Bruce A. Chief Warrant Officer 02-Nov-2003

I'm not going to say something, you make up your own mind.


(* Figures from Iraq Coalition Casualites Count )

(** Figures From Car-Accident.com)

(*** Figures from the FBI)