supposedly the coalition isn't counting civilian deaths. i don't think we did in vietnam, but it was also so much harder to count - especially since we would indiscriminately napalm everything. i get the feeling that we are counting in iraq, but that's just a guess and nothing more.
there's always this site:
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/
dunno what the truth is, but i'm sure this is a closely held bit of information. for all the complaining people do about how the media is out to get bush, it's amazing how they never focus on civilian deaths. i suppose that would make them unpatriotic or something.