Do you know enough to justify going to war
with Iraq? Take the War on Iraq IQ Test:
| S/No. |
Question |
Answer |
| 1 |
What percentage of the world’s population
does the U.S. have? |
6% |
| 2 |
What percentage of the world’s wealth
does the U.S. have? |
50% |
| 3 |
Which country has the largest oil reserves? |
Saudi Arabia |
| 4 |
Which country has the second largest oil
reserves? |
Iraq |
| 5 |
How much is spent on military budgets a
year worldwide? |
$900+ billion |
| 6 |
How much of this is spent by the U.S.? |
50% |
| 7 |
What percent of US military spending would ensure the
essentials of life to everyone in the world, according
the the UN?
*(that's about $40 billion, the
amount of funding initially requested to fund our retaliatory
attack on Afghanistan)
|
10% * |
| 8 |
How many people have died in wars since
World War II |
86 million |
| 9 |
How long has Iraq had chemical and biological
weapons? |
Since the early 1980's |
| 10 |
Did Iraq develop these chemical and biological weapons
on their own?
* the materials and technology
were supplied by the US government, along with Britain
and private corporations.
|
No* |
| 11 |
Did the US government condemn the Iraqi
use of gas warfare against Iran? |
No |
| 12 |
How many people did Saddam Hussein kill
using gas in the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988? |
5,000 |
| 13 |
How many western countries condemned this
action at the time? |
0 |
| 14 |
How many gallons of Agent Orange did America
use in Vietnam? |
17 million |
| 15 |
Are there any proven links between Iraq
and September 11th terrorist attack? |
No |
| 16 |
What is the estimated number of civilian
casualties in the Gulf War? |
35,000 |
| 17 |
How many casualties did the Iraqi military
inflict on the western forces during the Gulf War ? |
0 |
| 18 |
How many retreating Iraqi soldiers
were buried alive by U.S. tanks with ploughs mounted on
the front? |
6,000 |
| 19 |
How many tons of depleted uranium were left
in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War? |
40 tons |
| 20 |
What according to the UN was the increase
in cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994? |
700% |
| 21 |
How much of Iraq's military capacity did
America claim it had destroyed in 1991? |
80% |
| 22 |
Is there any proof that Iraq plans to use
its weapons for anything other than deterrence and self
defense? |
No |
| 23 |
Does Iraq present more of a threat to world
peace now than 10 years ago? |
No |
| 24 |
How many civilian deaths has the Pentagon
predicted in the event of an attack on Iraq in 2002/3? |
10,000 |
| 25 |
What percentage of these will be children? |
Over 50% |
| 26 |
How many years has the U.S. engaged in air
strikes on Iraq? |
11 years |
| 27 |
Was the U.S and the UK at war with Iraq
between December 1998 and September 1999? |
No |
| 28 |
How many pounds of explosives were dropped
on Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999? |
20 million |
| 29 |
How many years ago was UN Resolution 661
introduced, imposing strict sanctions on Iraq's imports
and exports? |
12 years |
| 30 |
What was the child death rate in Iraq in
1989 (per 1,000 births)? |
38 |
| 31 |
What was the estimated child death rate
in Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)? |
131 (that's an increase of 345%) |
| 32 |
How many Iraqis are estimated to have died
by October 1999 as a result of UN sanctions? |
1.5 million |
| 33 |
How many Iraqi children are estimated to
have died due to sanctions since 1997? |
750,000 |
| 34 |
Did Saddam order the inspectors out of Iraq? |
No |
| 35 |
How many inspections were there in November
and December 1998? |
300 |
| 36 |
How many of these inspections had problems? |
5 |
| 37 |
Were the weapons inspectors allowed entry
to the Ba'ath Party HQ? |
Yes |
| 38 |
Who said that by December 1998, Iraq had
in fact, been disarmed to a level unprecedented in modern
history. |
Scott Ritter, UNSCOM chief |
| 39 |
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? |
90% |
| 40 |
Is Iraq willing to allow the weapons inspectors
back in? |
Yes |
| 41 |
How many UN resolutions did Israel violate
by 1992? |
Over 65 |
| 42 |
How many UN resolutions on Israel did America
veto between 1972 and 1990? |
30+ |
| 43 |
How much does the U.S. fund Israel a year? |
$5 billion |
| 44 |
How many countries are known to have nuclear
weapons? |
8 |
| 45 |
How many nuclear warheads does Iraq have? |
0 |
| 46 |
How many nuclear warheads does US have? |
10,000 |
| 47 |
Which is the only country to use nuclear
weapons? |
The US |
| 48 |
How many nuclear warheads does Israel have? |
Over 400 |
| 49 |
Has Israel ever allowed UN weapons inspections? |
No |
| 50 |
What percentage of the Palestinian territories
are controlled by Israeli settlements? |
42% |
| 51 |
Is Israel illegally occupying Palestinian
land |
Yes |
| 52 |
Which country do you think poses the greatest
threat to global peace: Iraq or the U.S.? |
? |
