emory is holding a remembrance vigil right now since today marks the 4 year anniversary of the war. they are reading the names of iraqi and u.s. people that have died during these four years. this does not include the names of people who have been lost, displaced, injured, tortured, or emotionally scarred. one of the most jarring images was a field of black flags displayed on the lawn near the center of campus. each flag represented 150 deaths, and the lawn was covered. it was shocking. here are some numbers.
50,000-65,000 iraqis killed so far
3,180 american people killed so far
25,000 americans wounded so far
$400 billion spent so far
2 million iraqi refugees outside iraq
1.7 million iraqis internally displaced
what do we do?
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