Cijfers over de oorlog(en) tegen IRAK

In een Canadese krant uit Toronto stond het volgende lijstje:

• 77: Percentage of Americans who support military action against any country believed to be linked to 9/11 terrorist attacks, even if innocent civilians are killed in those countries.
• 69: In a 2002 poll, percentage of Americans who said they believe Iraq has nuclear weapons.
• 0: Number of nuclear warheads in Iraq.
• 1: Number of countries that have used nuclear weapons against another country.
• 53.9: Estimated number of U.S. troops over the age of 20 deemed to be overweight by federal obesity standards.
• $850 billion: Estimated military spending in the world in 2002.
• 50: Percentage spent by U.S.
• 0.0015: Percentage spent by Iraq.
• 50 per cent: Spending increase on U.S. national defence projected between 2000 and 2007.
• 320 metric tonnes: Amount of depleted uranium left in region after 1991 Gulf War.
• 200,000: Estimated number of U.S. soldiers said to be suffering from Gulf War Syndrome.
• 700: Between 1991 and 1994, percentage increase in cancer rates in Iraq.
• 1 in 6: Chance the U.S. bombed Iraq on any given day last year.
• 9: Percentage of U.S. munitions dropped during the first Gulf War that were classified as precision-guided.
• 75: Percentage used during current war.
• 98: During the first Gulf War, the reported 'success rate' (or percentage of accurate strikes) by Tomahawk cruise missiles.
• 10: Pentagon's estimated 'success rate' after the war ended.
• $750,000: Unit cost of one Tomahawk cruise missile.
• 725: Number of Tomahawks used in first 2 weeks in Iraq.
• $100 billion: Estimated cost of Iraq 'reconstruction'.
• 70: The percentage increase in wealth gap between the top 10 per cent of American families with highest incomes and the 20 per cent of families with lowest incomes between 1998 and 2001.
• 400: Number of French products and companies suggested for boycott on several Web sites.
• 18: Number of times France has invoked its veto in United Nations history.
• 76: Number of times the U.S. has used its veto.
• 1,200: Number of American historians who signed a petition last year demanding the Bush administration respect the U.S. Constitution with respect to declaration of war.
• 54 to 67: By 2020, estimated percentage of crude oil that will come from Persian Gulf.
• 2: As a measure of proven oil reserves, ranking of Iraq among all countries.
• 6: Percentage of the world's population living in the U.S.
• 30: Percentage of the world's energy resources used in the U.S.
• 89: Percentage of Americans who rely on television as their first source of news during war in Iraq.
• 92: Between Sept. 14, 2002 and Feb. 7, 2003, percentage of news stories airing on NBC, ABC and CBS that originated directly from White House, Pentagon or State Department.
• 67: Between March 25 and 27, percentage of U.S. television viewers who said they felt 'sad watching the war coverage'.
• 83: Percentage of U.S. television viewers who say they now want a return to entertainment programming.
• 236,202: The number of times Osama bin Laden was mentioned in international media reports between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 11, 2002.
• 57, 667: The number of times Osama bin Laden was mentioned between Sept. 11, 2002 and today.
• 66,648: The number of times Saddam Hussein was mentioned between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 11, 2002.
• 225,147: The number of times Saddam Hussein was mentioned between Sept. 11, 2002 and today.
• Oct. 2, 2002: Date the American Gulf War Veterans Association called for the resignation of U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after he denied the U.S. sent biological weapons to Iraq during the 1980s.
• 13: Percentage of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 who could find Iraq on a map prior to the war.