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Iraqi Civilian Deaths ... caused by Bush's unprovoked war

 

The War on Iraq IQ Test
Do you know enough to justify going to war with Iraq? . . . see how you do with their 53 questions . . . examples:
Q: How much is spent on military budgets a year worldwide? A: $900+ billion
Q: How much of this is spent by the U.S.? A: 50%
Q: What percent of US military spending would ensure the essentials of life to everyone in the world, according the the UN? A: 10% (that’s about $40 billion, the amount of funding initially requested to fund our retaliatory attack on Afghanistan).

Q: How long has Iraq had chemical and biological weapons? A: Since the early 1980’s.
Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical & biological weapons on their own? A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britan and private corporations.
Q: Did the US government condemn the Iraqi use of gas warfare against Iran? A: No
Q: How many people did Saddam Hussein kill using gas in the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988? A: 5,000
Q: How many western countries condemned this action at the time? A: 0
Q: How many gallons of agent Orange did America use in Vietnam? A: 17 million.

Q: How many civilian deaths has the Pentagon predicted in the event of an attack on Iraq in 2002/3? A: 10,000
Q: What percentage of these will be children? A: Over 50%

Q: How many Iraqis are estimated to have died by October 1999 as a result of UN sanctions? A: 1.5 million


Q: How many Iraqi children are estimated to have died due to sanctions since 1997? A: 750,000
Q: Did Saddam order the inspectors out of Iraq? A: No
Q: How many inspections were there in November and December 1998? A: 300
Q: How many of these inspections had problems? A: 5
Q: Were the weapons inspectors allowed entry to the Ba’ath Party HQ? A: Yes
Q: Who said that by December 1998, “Iraq had in fact, been disarmed to a level unprecedented in modern history.” A: Scott Ritter, UNSCOM chief.

Q: How many UN resolutions did Israel violate by 1992? A: Over 65
Q: How many UN resolutions on Israel did America veto between 1972 and 1990? A: 30+
Q: How much does the U.S. fund Israel a year? A: $5 billion
Q: How many countries are known to have nuclear weapons? A: 8
Q:How many nuclear warheads has Iraq got? A: 0
Q: How many nuclear warheads has US got? A: over 10,000
Q: Which is the only country to use nuclear weapons? A: the US
Q: How many nuclear warheads does Israel have? A: Over 400
Q: Has Israel ever allowed UN weapons inspections? A: No

Q: Who said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”? A: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

posted by Lorenzo 2:04 PM