Why Are We Going To War II - take the test!

I found this on another forum.. Obs, its very one sided (duh)..

Take the War on Iraq IQ Test. 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 per 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 our 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 & biological weapons on their own?
A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britain and private corporations in the West.

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 were 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 Dec 1998 and Sept 1999?
A: No

Q: How many pounds of explosives were dropped on Iraq between Dec 1998 and Sept 1999?
A: 20 million

Q: How many years ago was the 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: 38

Q: What was the estimated child death rate in Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 131 (that\'s an increase of 345%)

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: How many inspections were there in November and December 1998?
A: 300

Q: How many of these inspections had problems?
A: 5

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 countries are known to have nuclear weapons?
A: 8

Q: How many nuclear warheads has Iraq got?
A: 0

Q: How many nuclear warheads does the US have?
A: over 10,000

Q: Which is the only country to use nuclear weapons?
A: the US

I see a few errors here and there.. eg. "How many casualties did the Iraqi military inflict on the Western forces during the Gulf War?"

meh... you could turn this thing on its head and ask about how bad saddam is for iraq and that region...

I don\'t like the way the Americans squiggled out a reason to start the war, but now that its already here - its possible that more good will come out of this than bad.

Avatarr: Yeah

How many retreating Iraqi soldiers were buried alive by U.S. tanks with ploughs mounted on the front?

Hmm, I doubt this one is true? I thought the allies meet mass-surrenderings during the first war?

Horrible way to die anyways.

Originally posted by Avatarr
meh... you could turn this thing on its head and ask about how bad saddam is for iraq and that region...

 

I\'ve heard that sad often and believe to an extent. The more I think about it though, Id have to say that he really isnt that big of a threat in the region. Think about it, if his neighbors hated him so much, wouldnt they have done something already. It doesnt help that most of the countries in the region have no problems with starting trouble.

I have no doubts that he is bad for iraq, but so are the leaders of I think the number is 112 other countries. Saddam has done tons of things as far as health care,infrastucture, and education, but it was probably more ploy to control his ppl and their thoughts vs actually doing it for the better good of Iraq.

Some people just like to bitch and stand out against something. I don\'t know why but I think it gives them a feeling of superiority since the others aren\'t smart enough to be right.

Originally posted by fastson

I see a few errors here and there.. eg. "How many casualties did the Iraqi military inflict on the Western forces during the Gulf War?"

We lost about 345..... although it was said that 23 were due to Iraqi fire.

[GmanJoe]

Coalition deaths were mostly caused by accidents.