300,000 Iraqis killed during Saddam
Hussein's 23-year dictatorship (CBS).
100,000 Iraqis killed thus far as the
result of the Iraq War (BBC).
Hussein's 23-year dictatorship (CBS).
100,000 Iraqis killed thus far as the
result of the Iraq War (BBC).
Iraq War
If the political attention and funding that went into Iraq had gone
toward poverty-reduction; hunger could have been eliminated
globally. Few fully realize the enormous financial burden of war.
There is nothing financially comparable.
If the political attention and funding that went into Iraq had gone
toward poverty-reduction; hunger could have been eliminated
globally. Few fully realize the enormous financial burden of war.
There is nothing financially comparable.
"This war can only lead to
strife, to bloodshed, and to
increased hatred, and
increased anxieties in the
region."
strife, to bloodshed, and to
increased hatred, and
increased anxieties in the
region."
$5.2 billion a year: The FAO’s
estimate for direct assistance to
the most nutritionally deprived
people on earth (Those starving
to death- 214 million people
identified).
$247 billion: The amount spent
thus far on the Iraq War.
estimate for direct assistance to
the most nutritionally deprived
people on earth (Those starving
to death- 214 million people
identified).
$247 billion: The amount spent
thus far on the Iraq War.
Saudi Arabian Foreign
Minister and U.S. ally,
Prince Saud Al-Faisal
Minister and U.S. ally,
Prince Saud Al-Faisal
| 25 million: Number of people in Iraq. 1.2 billion: Number of people living in severe poverty. |
The Ultimate Cost of War
$247 billion: Amount spent on the Iraq War and occupation thus far.
$40-$60 billion a year: Additional foreign aid required to achieve the
U.N. Millennium Development Goals by 2015 (OECD figures).
The goals include:
- Cut in half extreme poverty and hunger
- Achieving universal primary education.
- Eliminating gender disparity at all levels of education.
- Reducing by 2/3 the under-five mortality rate.
- Reducing by 3/4 the maternal mortality rate.
- Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
- Cut in half the proportion of people without access to clean water.
- Significantly improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.
$247 billion: Amount spent on the Iraq War and occupation thus far.
$40-$60 billion a year: Additional foreign aid required to achieve the
U.N. Millennium Development Goals by 2015 (OECD figures).
The goals include:
- Cut in half extreme poverty and hunger
- Achieving universal primary education.
- Eliminating gender disparity at all levels of education.
- Reducing by 2/3 the under-five mortality rate.
- Reducing by 3/4 the maternal mortality rate.
- Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
- Cut in half the proportion of people without access to clean water.
- Significantly improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.
Egyptian President and
U.S. ally, Hosni
Mubarak, commenting
on the invasion of Iraq.
U.S. ally, Hosni
Mubarak, commenting
on the invasion of Iraq.
“Bin Laden saw the
invasion of Iraq as a
Christmas gift he never
thought he’d get.”
invasion of Iraq as a
Christmas gift he never
thought he’d get.”
Heart Attack, Stroke & Chronic Illness: Primary causes
of death for Iraqis before the U.S. invaded Iraq.
Violence: Primary cause of death since the invasion.
Source: BBC
of death for Iraqis before the U.S. invaded Iraq.
Violence: Primary cause of death since the invasion.
Source: BBC
CIA agent in charge of
the agencies department
on bin Laden, explaining
to MSNBC how invading
the second holiest
country to Islam will
increase terrorism.
the agencies department
on bin Laden, explaining
to MSNBC how invading
the second holiest
country to Islam will
increase terrorism.
Links for Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs
Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
American Gulf War Veterans Association
The National Gulf War Resource Center
VA Gulf War Illness
Gulf War Veterans Resources
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Veterans Affairs
Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
American Gulf War Veterans Association
The National Gulf War Resource Center
VA Gulf War Illness
Gulf War Veterans Resources
Veterans of Foreign Wars
In 2003, world military
spending increased by 11
percent, primarily because
of the invasion of Iraq.
spending increased by 11
percent, primarily because
of the invasion of Iraq.
“If there is one bin Laden
now, there will be 100 bin
Ladens afterward."
now, there will be 100 bin
Ladens afterward."
