US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,210 AP - Sat Dec 20, 8:25 PM ET As of Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at least 4,210 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Does the phrase "Coalition of the Willing" come to mind?Non-U. S. forces in Iraq: After the Dec. 31 expiration of the U.N. mandate authorizing military operations in Iraq, the only coalition troops to remain will be the U.S., Britain, Australia, El Salvador, Estonia and Romania. Britain plans to withdraw its [4,000] troops by the end of May.Australia has 1,000 troops in Iraq, followed by Romania with 501, El Salvador with 200 and Estonia with 40.
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