{"id":858,"date":"2004-10-31T11:04:40","date_gmt":"2004-10-31T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=858"},"modified":"2004-10-31T11:04:40","modified_gmt":"2004-10-31T15:04:40","slug":"remarkable-success-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=858","title":{"rendered":"‘Remarkable Success’ by the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, Dick Cheney called Iraq a “remarkable success”. Previously, George W. Bush called it a “catastrophic success”. With 15 dead U.S. troops in Iraq over the past week (at least 9 of them yesterday alone<\/a>, 8 in a single attack), and a new report<\/a> detailing that in fact over 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed<\/b> since it all began, there is little doubt about the kind of “success” this war has been. No matter what the desperados in office trying to win re<\/strike>election are hoping you will beleive.<\/p>\n

Look at the numbers<\/i> and decide for yourself. Here are the latest as of 10\/31\/04…<\/p>\n

Ratio of Al-Qaeda Attacks in the 3 years after<\/i> 9\/11
\nto Al-Qaeda Attacks in the 3 years prior:
\n2:1<\/b><\/p>\n

Avg. Number of Attacks on U.S. Military per day:
\n80-90<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. Military Killed
\nbetween “Mission Accomplished” and hand-over of “Sovereignty”:
\n1.89 per day<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. Military Killed
\nsince hand-over of “Sovereignty” (125 days ago):
\n2.34 per day<\/b><\/p>\n

Total U.S. Military Killed
\nsince hand-over of “Sovereignty” (125 days ago):
\n269<\/b><\/p>\n

Total UK Military Killed
\nsince hand-over of “Sovereignty” (125 days ago):
\n9<\/b><\/p>\n

All other “Coalition” Military Killed
\nsince hand-over of “Sovereignty” (125 days ago):
\n14<\/b><\/p>\n

Number of Countries in “Coalition”:
\nUnknown<\/b>
\n(White House Removed “Who Are the Coalition Members?<\/a>” document from their Website. It’s still gone. See this BRAD BLOG article<\/a> for more info.)<\/i><\/p>\n

Total U.S. Military Dead in Iraq since start of War:
\n1,123<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. Military Amputees, Wounded, Injured & Psychologically Disabled,
\nAll now evacuated from Iraq:
\n29,550<\/b> est.<\/p>\n

Iraqi Civilians Killed since start of War:
\n100,000+<\/b> est.<\/b><\/p>\n

Iraqi Military Killed (prior to end of “major hostilities”):
\n28,000<\/b> est.<\/p>\n

Total Iraqis Killed (Civilian and Military) in Iraq War:
\n128,000+<\/b> est.<\/b><\/p>\n

Population of Iraq:
\n25 million<\/b><\/p>\n

Total Killed in the US on 9\/11:
\n2,973<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Population of US:
\n293 million<\/b><\/p>\n

Stockpiles of WMD’s found in Iraq so far:
\n0<\/b><\/p>\n

Al-Qaeda Creators\/Spiritual Leaders “brought to justice…Dead or Alive”:
\n0<\/b><\/p>\n

\nSources: Iraq Coalition Casuality Count<\/a>, U.S. Dept. of Defense<\/a>, McLaughlin Group<\/i><\/a>, Johns Hopkins University<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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