Here's some information worth knowing.
Do you know enough to justify going to war with Iraq?


Q: What percentage of the world's population does the U.S. have?
A: 6%
Q: What percentage of the world's wealth does the U.S. have?
A: 50%
Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves?
A: Saudi Arabia
Q: Which country has the second largest oil reserves?
A: Iraq
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 UN?
A: 10% (that's about $40 billion, the amount of funding initially 
requested to fund the retaliatory attack on Afghanistan).
Q: How many people have died in wars since World War II?
A: 86 million
Q: How long has Iraq had chemical and biological weapons?
A: Since the early 1980's.
Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical and biological weapons on  their own?
A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US  government,
along with Britain 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: Are there any proven links between Iraq and September 11th  terrorist
attack?
A: No
Q: What is the estimated number of civilian casualties in the Gulf  War?
A: 35,000
Q: How many casualties did the Iraqi military inflict on the western 
forces during the Gulf War?
A: 0
Q: How many retreating Iraqi soldiers were buried alive by U.S.  tanks with
ploughs mounted on the front?
A: 6,000
Q: How many tons of depleted uranium was left in Iraq and Kuwait  after the
Gulf War?
A: 40 tons
Q: What according to the UN was the increase in cancer rates in  Iraq
between 1991 and 1994?
A: 700%
Q: How much of Iraq's military capacity did America claim it had  destroyed
in 1991?
A: 80%
Q: Is there any proof that Iraq plans to use its weapons for anything 
other than deterrence and self defense?
A: No
Q: Does Iraq present more of a threat to world peace now than 10  years
ago?
A: No
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 years has the U.S. engaged in air strikes on Iraq?
A: 11 years
Q: Was the U.S and the UK at war with Iraq between December 1998 and
September 1999?
A: No
Q: How many pounds of explosives were dropped on Iraq between  December
1998 and September 1999?
A: 20 million
Q: How many years ago was UN Resolution 661 introduced,  imposing strict
sanctions on Iraq's imports and exports?
A: 12 years
Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 12
Q. What was the estimated child death rate in Iraq in 1999 (per  1,000
births)?
A: 131
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: In 1998 how much of Iraq's post 1991 capacity to develop  weapons of
mass destruction did the UN weapons inspectors  claim to have discovered
and dismantled?
A: 90%
Q: Is Iraq willing to allow the weapons inspectors back in?
A: Yes
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
and1990?
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 does Iraq have?
A: 0
Q: How many nuclear warheads does US have?
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: What percentage of the Palestinian territories are controlled by 
Israeli settlements?
A: 42%
Q: Is Israel illegally occupying Palestinian land?
A: Yes
Q: Which country do you think poses the greatest threat to global  peace:
Iraq or the U.S.?
A: ?