The events of the Iraq War were both brutal and severe on both the sides including the Iraqi army and the common man as well as on the US Army and its allies. It resulted in the defeat of the Iraqi Army and the exposure and the execution of the Baath party leader Saddam Hussein. The war also resulted in the mass casualty of thousands of army men along with the common men, especially children among the dead and the severely wounded. In addition to the loss of life, the war also resulted in heavy economic losses in terms of several US Million dollars at the cost of heavy armaments and missiles.