History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2411 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Iraq's Toll
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The idea
In Iraq four thousand four hundred seventy-five American soldiers died and thirty-two thousand two hundred twenty were wounded, the anchor records.
In practice
Saddam Hussein captured in December two thousand three and hanged three years later, as the Yawp records.
Where people slip
American troops left Iraq in December two thousand eleven, the Yawp notes, though airstrikes against militants resumed in two thousand fourteen.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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