1,009 Number of American deaths in the war in Iraq as of Sept. 11, 2004, according to CNN.
871 Number of American soldiers killed in Iraq after May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared the end of major combat operations.
5,000 Tons of chemical weapon agents in Iraq, as estimated by Secretary of State Colin Powell in a Feb. 2003 speech to the U.N.
30,000 Approximate tons of chemical weapon agents developed by the U.S.
“This is a victory not only for Marion Barry but for God and the people of Ward 8. There’s a new Ward 8 a-comin’.”
-Ward 8 Democratic primary winner Marion Barry
“If a strong Category 4 storm like Ivan made a direct hit, 50,000 people could drown, and this city of Mardi Gras and jazz could cease to exist.”
-Walter Maestri, an emergency manager for the city of New Orleans
