January 22, 2004

Are things getting better for Iraqis?

For Bush's state of the union address, the Indpendent gathered together some stats on the Bush presidency, which are worth reading. (link via laughingmeme.org.)

Some key bits about Iraq:

80%: Percentage of the Iraqi workforce now unemployed

55%: Percentage of the Iraqi workforce unemployed before the war

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

130: Number of countries (out of total of 191 recognised by the United Nations) with an American military presence

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

32%: Percentage of the bombs dropped on Iraq this year that were not precision-guided


posted by dru in international news