Terry, my love, you're in danger of vanishing in a puff of smoke up your own freckle!
1) Can't really see your point, but carry on.
2) Playing with fire here, aren't you?! But not answering the question.
3) Read, laddie: The most recent and relevent were largely concerned etc.
4) The WP article expresses concern at a sharp rise in deaths. Running our of steam, eh?
5) Ahmadinejad has been widely condemned for perceived threats to Isreal. Korea represents about as big a risk as Iraq did.

As for the relvance of figures - the Iraqi figures probably don't matter a bean, but the US figure of 3,000 might have a bearing on Bush's intentions elsewhere!
Your turn to blather, honeybunch.