The Real State of the Union 2000-2004
And the Statistics are...
232 Number of American combat deaths in Iraq between May 2003 (when Bushitt declared 'Mission Accomplished') and 19 January 2004, just before the state of the union address.
501 Number of American servicemen to die in Iraq from the beginning of the illegal war - so far.
0 Number of American combat deaths in Germany after the Nazi surrender to the Allies in May 1945.
0 Number of coffins of dead soldiers returning home from Iraq that the Bushitt administration has allowed to be photographed.
0 Number of funerals or memorials that 'President Bushitt' has attended for soldiers killed in Iraq.
29,000 Number of American troops - which is close to the total of a whole army division - to have either been killed, wounded, injured or become so ill as to require evacuation from Iraq, according to the Pentagon.
100 Number of fund-raisers attended by 'President Bushitt' or Vice-President Cheney in 2003.
13 Number of meetings between Bushitt and bLiar since he became (non-elected) President.
10 million Estimated number of people worldwide who took to the streets in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, setting an all-time record for simultaneous protest.
2 Number of nations that Bushitt has attacked and taken over since coming into the Whitehouse.
9.2 Average number of American soldiers wounded in Iraq each since the illegal invasion in March 2003.
1.6 Average number of American soldiers killed in Iraq per day since hostilities began.
16,000 Approximate number of Iraqis killed since the start of the illegal war.
10,000 Approximate number of Iraqi civilians killed since the start of the illegal war.
$100 billion Estimated cost of the illegal war in Iraq to American citizens by the end of 2003 alone.
$13 billion Amount other countries had committed towards rebuilding Iraq (much of it in loans) as of 24 October 2003.
36% Increase in the number of desertions from the US army since 1999. The so-called Commander in Chief didn't set a good example for those who follow him, did he?.
92% Percentage of Iraq's urban areas that had access to drinkable water a year ago.
60% Percentage of Iraq's urban areas that have access to drinkable water today.
32% Percentage of bombs dropped on Iraq this year that were not precision guided.
1983 The year in which Donald 'I Don't Do Democracy' Rumsfeld gave Saddam Hussein a pair of golden spurs.
45% Percentage of Americans who were misled to believe in early March 2003 that Saddam Hussein was involved in the 11 September attacks on the US.
$127 billion Amount of US budget surplus in the year Bushitt became President in 2001.
$374 billion Amount of US budget deficit in the fiscal year for 2003.
1st This year's deficit is on course to be the biggest in United States history.
$1.58 billion Average amount by which the US national debt increases each day.
$23,920 Amount of each US citizen's share of the national debt as of 19 January 2004.
1st The record for the most bankruptcies filed in a single year (1.57 million) was set in 2002.
10 Number of solo press conferences that Bushitt has held since the beginning of his term. His father had managed 61 at this point in his administration, and Bill Clinton 33.
1st Rank of the US worldwide in terms of greenhouse gas emissions per capita.
$113 million Total sum raised by the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign, setting a record in American electoral history.
$130 million Amount raised for Bushitt's re-election campaign so far.
$200 million Amount that the Bush-Cheney campaign is expected to raise in 2004.
$40 million The amount that Howard Dean, the top fund-rasier among the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls, amassed in 2003.
28 Number of days' holiday that Bushitt took last August, the second longest holiday of any president in US history (Recordholder: Richard Nixon)
13 Number of vacation days the average American worker receives each year.
3 Number of children convicted of capital offences executed in the US in 2002. America is the only country openly to acknowledge executing children.
1st As Governor of Texas, Bushitt executed more prisoners (152) than any other governor in modern US history.
1st First president to execute a federal prisoner in the past 40 years. Executions are typically ordered by separate states and not at federal level.
2.4 million Number of Americans who have lost their jobs during the three years of the Bushitt administration.
221,000 Number of news jobs per month created since the Bushitt tax cuts took effect. He promised 306,000.
1000 Number of new jobs created in the entire country in December. Analysts had expected a gain of 130,000.
1st This administration is on its way to becoming the first since 1929 (Herbert Hoover) to preside over an overall loss of jobs during its complete term in office.
9 million Number of US workers unemployed in September 2003.
80% Percentage of the Iraqi workforce that is currenly unemployed.
55% Percentage of the Iraqi workforce unemployed before the illegal war.
43.6 million Number of Americans without health insurance in 2002.
130 Number of countries (out of total of 191 recognised by the United Nations) with an American military presence.
40% Percentage of the world's military spending for which the US is responsible.
$10.9 million Average wealth of the members of Bushitt's original 16-person cabinet.
88% Percentage of American citizens who will save less than $100 on their 2006 federal taxes as a result of 2003 cut in capital gains and dividends taxes.
$42,000 Average savings members of Bushitt's cabinet are expected to enjoy this year as result of the cuts in capital gains and dividend taxes.
$42,228 Median household income in the US in 2001.
$116,000 Amount Vice-President Cheney is expected to save each year in taxes.
44% Percentage of Americans who believe the President's economic growth plan will mostly benefit the wealthy.
700 Number of people from around the world the US has incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1st George W Bush became the first American president to ignore the Geneva Conventions by refusing to allow inspectors access to US held prisoners of war.
+6% Percentage change since 2001 in the number of US families in poverty.
1951 Last year in which a quarterly rise in US military spending was greater than the one the previous spring.
54% Percentage of US citizens who believe Bushitt was legitimately elected to his post.
9 Number of members of Bushitt's defence policy board who also sit on the corporate board of, or advise, at least one defence contractor.
35 Number of countries to which the US has suspended military assistance after they failed to sign agreements giving Americans immunity from prosecution before the International Criminal Court.
$300 million Amount cut from federal programme that provides subsidies to poor families so they can heat their homes.
$1 billion Amount of new US military aid promised to Israel in April 2003 to ofset the 'burdens' of the US war on Iraq.
58 million Number of acres of public lnds Bushitt has opened to road-building, logging and drilling.
200 Number of public-health and environmental laws Bushitt has attempted to downgrade or weaken.
90% Percentage of American citizens who said they approved of the way George W Bush was handling his job as president when asked on 26 September 2001.
53% Percentage of American citizens who said they approved of the way George W Bush was handling his job as president when asked on 14 January 2004.
232 Number of American combat deaths in Iraq between May 2003 (when Bushitt declared 'Mission Accomplished') and 19 January 2004, just before the state of the union address.
501 Number of American servicemen to die in Iraq from the beginning of the illegal war - so far.
0 Number of American combat deaths in Germany after the Nazi surrender to the Allies in May 1945.
0 Number of coffins of dead soldiers returning home from Iraq that the Bushitt administration has allowed to be photographed.
0 Number of funerals or memorials that 'President Bushitt' has attended for soldiers killed in Iraq.
29,000 Number of American troops - which is close to the total of a whole army division - to have either been killed, wounded, injured or become so ill as to require evacuation from Iraq, according to the Pentagon.
100 Number of fund-raisers attended by 'President Bushitt' or Vice-President Cheney in 2003.
13 Number of meetings between Bushitt and bLiar since he became (non-elected) President.
10 million Estimated number of people worldwide who took to the streets in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, setting an all-time record for simultaneous protest.
2 Number of nations that Bushitt has attacked and taken over since coming into the Whitehouse.
9.2 Average number of American soldiers wounded in Iraq each since the illegal invasion in March 2003.
1.6 Average number of American soldiers killed in Iraq per day since hostilities began.
16,000 Approximate number of Iraqis killed since the start of the illegal war.
10,000 Approximate number of Iraqi civilians killed since the start of the illegal war.
$100 billion Estimated cost of the illegal war in Iraq to American citizens by the end of 2003 alone.
$13 billion Amount other countries had committed towards rebuilding Iraq (much of it in loans) as of 24 October 2003.
36% Increase in the number of desertions from the US army since 1999. The so-called Commander in Chief didn't set a good example for those who follow him, did he?.
92% Percentage of Iraq's urban areas that had access to drinkable water a year ago.
60% Percentage of Iraq's urban areas that have access to drinkable water today.
32% Percentage of bombs dropped on Iraq this year that were not precision guided.
1983 The year in which Donald 'I Don't Do Democracy' Rumsfeld gave Saddam Hussein a pair of golden spurs.
45% Percentage of Americans who were misled to believe in early March 2003 that Saddam Hussein was involved in the 11 September attacks on the US.
$127 billion Amount of US budget surplus in the year Bushitt became President in 2001.
$374 billion Amount of US budget deficit in the fiscal year for 2003.
1st This year's deficit is on course to be the biggest in United States history.
$1.58 billion Average amount by which the US national debt increases each day.
$23,920 Amount of each US citizen's share of the national debt as of 19 January 2004.
1st The record for the most bankruptcies filed in a single year (1.57 million) was set in 2002.
10 Number of solo press conferences that Bushitt has held since the beginning of his term. His father had managed 61 at this point in his administration, and Bill Clinton 33.
1st Rank of the US worldwide in terms of greenhouse gas emissions per capita.
$113 million Total sum raised by the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign, setting a record in American electoral history.
$130 million Amount raised for Bushitt's re-election campaign so far.
$200 million Amount that the Bush-Cheney campaign is expected to raise in 2004.
$40 million The amount that Howard Dean, the top fund-rasier among the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls, amassed in 2003.
28 Number of days' holiday that Bushitt took last August, the second longest holiday of any president in US history (Recordholder: Richard Nixon)
13 Number of vacation days the average American worker receives each year.
3 Number of children convicted of capital offences executed in the US in 2002. America is the only country openly to acknowledge executing children.
1st As Governor of Texas, Bushitt executed more prisoners (152) than any other governor in modern US history.
1st First president to execute a federal prisoner in the past 40 years. Executions are typically ordered by separate states and not at federal level.
2.4 million Number of Americans who have lost their jobs during the three years of the Bushitt administration.
221,000 Number of news jobs per month created since the Bushitt tax cuts took effect. He promised 306,000.
1000 Number of new jobs created in the entire country in December. Analysts had expected a gain of 130,000.
1st This administration is on its way to becoming the first since 1929 (Herbert Hoover) to preside over an overall loss of jobs during its complete term in office.
9 million Number of US workers unemployed in September 2003.
80% Percentage of the Iraqi workforce that is currenly unemployed.
55% Percentage of the Iraqi workforce unemployed before the illegal war.
43.6 million Number of Americans without health insurance in 2002.
130 Number of countries (out of total of 191 recognised by the United Nations) with an American military presence.
40% Percentage of the world's military spending for which the US is responsible.
$10.9 million Average wealth of the members of Bushitt's original 16-person cabinet.
88% Percentage of American citizens who will save less than $100 on their 2006 federal taxes as a result of 2003 cut in capital gains and dividends taxes.
$42,000 Average savings members of Bushitt's cabinet are expected to enjoy this year as result of the cuts in capital gains and dividend taxes.
$42,228 Median household income in the US in 2001.
$116,000 Amount Vice-President Cheney is expected to save each year in taxes.
44% Percentage of Americans who believe the President's economic growth plan will mostly benefit the wealthy.
700 Number of people from around the world the US has incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1st George W Bush became the first American president to ignore the Geneva Conventions by refusing to allow inspectors access to US held prisoners of war.
+6% Percentage change since 2001 in the number of US families in poverty.
1951 Last year in which a quarterly rise in US military spending was greater than the one the previous spring.
54% Percentage of US citizens who believe Bushitt was legitimately elected to his post.
9 Number of members of Bushitt's defence policy board who also sit on the corporate board of, or advise, at least one defence contractor.
35 Number of countries to which the US has suspended military assistance after they failed to sign agreements giving Americans immunity from prosecution before the International Criminal Court.
$300 million Amount cut from federal programme that provides subsidies to poor families so they can heat their homes.
$1 billion Amount of new US military aid promised to Israel in April 2003 to ofset the 'burdens' of the US war on Iraq.
58 million Number of acres of public lnds Bushitt has opened to road-building, logging and drilling.
200 Number of public-health and environmental laws Bushitt has attempted to downgrade or weaken.
90% Percentage of American citizens who said they approved of the way George W Bush was handling his job as president when asked on 26 September 2001.
53% Percentage of American citizens who said they approved of the way George W Bush was handling his job as president when asked on 14 January 2004.
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