The Iraqi Civil War continues: During a four-hour period, six car bombs kill 48 Iraqi nationals.

       NOTE: Meanwhile no members of the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) lost their lives.

       [added 11/14/2021] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

References:

95 killed on Iraq’s deadliest day since U.S. handover – CNN.com
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/Iraq.violence/index.html

Home and Away Iraq and Afghanistan War Casualties – CNN.com.htm
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/table.Iraq.html?sortby=date&ski=4&field=table_year&key=%222006%22#top

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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