CWN.com - Taking a look at what the war in Iraq has cost, insurgents have killed nearly 4,000 American soldiers and wounded 60,000 others.

Some estimate the war has cost more than $500 billion over the years. The toll on the Christian community in Iraq has also been steep.

They've become the targets of Muslim violence, and more than two-thirds have fled their homes.

But there have been gains. Iraq now has a constitution and free and Democratic elections. In the past year, the violence in Iraq has dropped by 60 percent.

Middle East expert Joel Rosenberg recently spent 12 days in Iraq. Click the play for his comments on how Christians are doing there.