2004年9月7日,世界各大媒体都报道了这样一则消息——由于当天又有7名美军士兵在同伊拉克反美武装发生的激战中死亡,美军自伊拉克战争爆发以来在伊的死亡人数已突破1000人,几乎相当于1990～1991年海湾战争美军死亡人数(382人)的3倍。截止8月31日,美军包括受伤、生病在内的总战斗减员已达21250人,人数超过了美军一个重装备师。美军死亡的1000人中,有872人是2003年5月1日布什宣布伊拉克战争主要战事结束以后的数字。伊拉克反美武装不但造成了美军的大量伤亡,而且还击落了美军直升机、运输机、无人驾驶飞机10余架。这使得军事分析家不得不另眼看待—— On September 7, 2004, all the major media outlets in the world reported the news that as the same day, another seven U.S. soldiers died in a fierce battle against Iraq in the United States and the U.S. troops died in Iraq since the Iraq war broke out The number has surpassed 1,000, almost three times the death toll of the U.S. military in the Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 (382). As of August 31, the total number of U.S. military personnel, including wounded and sick, has reached 21,250, more than the number of U.S. heavy equipment units. Of the 1,000 U.S. troops killed, 872 were figures released by Bush on May 1, 2003, following the conclusion of the major war in Iraq. The anti-United States armed activities in Iraq not only caused a large number of U.S. military casualties, but also down over 10 U.S. helicopters, transport aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. This makes military analysts have to look differently -