A little perspective

In late August 2010 the last American combat troops leave Iraq, with plans to completely withdraw from the country by January of 2011, putting a close to nearly 8 years of war. In contrast, The United States involvement in WWII lasted only just 4 years. Here are a few more contrasts.

Total U.S. military deaths in Iraq: 4,419
Total U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan: 1,249
Total U.S. military deaths in WW2: 405,399

Total Allied military deaths in Iraq: 318
Total Allied military deaths in Afghanistan: 784
Total Allied military deaths in WW2: 14,429,059 (not counting POWs, partisans or resistance, or Chinese forces)

Total enemy deaths in Iraq: estimated between 10,000-20,000 (Reliable figures for insurgent casualties are not available. The Pentagon stopped supplying figures for what it called "non-compliant Iraqi forces" in mid-summer 2003. )
Total enemy deaths in Afghanistan: 15,219 (estimated from the Wikileaks data)
Total enemy deaths in WW2 (counting impressed soldiers): 6,581,684

Total civilian deaths in Iraq (their own estimates): 96,000-105,000
Total civilian deaths in Afghanistan (U.S. figure, again from the Wikileaks files): 3,994
Total civilian deaths in WW2 (counting the Holocaust, Chinese Nationalist and Socialist armies, partisans & resistance forces, and POWs. Again a huge estimate and the figures will never be truly known): 34,794,743

Grand Totals:
Iraq, 2003-2011: 129,737 deaths
Afghanistan, 2001-2010(ongoing): 21,246 deaths
World War II, 1939-1945: 56,210,885 deaths

Who says Armageddon hasn't already happened.

Note that in none of these figures are the wounded and psychologically traumatized.

(Side note, entered September 1st, 2010: This morning President Obama officially announced "America's combat mission in Iraq has ended".)