What Bush Won't Tell America Tomorrow

[NightOwwl]

These statistics were reported today in The Independent.

Then and now

Average daily attacks by insurgents:
Pre-war March 2003: 0
Handover June 2004: 45
Now: 70

Analysis:
Figures should be viewed with caution because US military often does not record attacks if there are no American casualties.

Total number of coalition troops killed:
Pre-war March 2003: 0
Handover June 2004: 982
Now: 1,930

Analysis:
Number of US troops killed increased sharply during Fallujah fighting in April and November 2004.

Iraqi civilians killed:
Pre-war March 2003: n/a
Handover June 2004: 10,000
Now: 60,800 (includes 23,000 crime-related deaths)

Analysis:
Estimates of Iraqi civilian deaths have varied widely because the US military does not count them.

Electricity supply (megawatts generated):
Pre-war March 2003: 3,958
Handover June 2004: 4,293
Now: 4,035

Analysis:
Coalition is way behind its goal of providing 6,000 megawatts by July 2004. Most Iraqis do not have a reliable electricity supply.

Unemployed:
Pre-war March 2003: n/a
Handover June 2004: 40%
Now: 40%

Analysis:
More than a third of young people are unemployed, a cause for social unrest. Many security men stay home, except on payday.

Telephones:
Pre-war March 2003: 833,000 (landlines only)
Handover June 2004: 1.2m (includes mobiles)
Now: 3.1m

Analysis:
Landlines are extremely unreliable and mobile phone system could be improved.

Primary school access:
Pre-war March 2003: 3.6m
Handover June 2004: 4.3m
Now: n/a

Analysis:
83 per cent of boys and 79 per cent of girls in primary schools. But figures mask declining literacy and failure rate.

Oil production (barrels a day):
Pre-war March 2003: 2.5m
Handover June 2004: 2.29m
Now: 2.20m

Analysis:
Sustainability of Iraqi oilfields has been jeopardised to boost output. Oil facilities regularly targeted by insurgents.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=650186

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Bush will tell us democracy is on the march, freedom is reigning (sic), the world is better off with out Saddam. Our media will of course remain silent in the face of Bush's lies.

[snowbear]

1. I'll rate your guesstamation an A+

:think: ...I don't think we'll hear any of those things either...

[radfringe]

2. we will get a song and dance