Q&A
( the following article was lifted from The Philippine Star, Feb. 25, 2003 )
Test your knowledge of US-Iraq war issues
POSTSCRIPT by Federico D. Pascual, Jr.
TEST ON US-IRAQ WAR: Here’s something from the Internet that we think is relevant to our stance (either pro or con) on the imminent US invasion of Iraq. Do you know enough to form an informed opinion? Take this War on Iraq IQ Test and find out:
1. Q: What percentage of the world’s population does the US have? A: 6 percent.
2. Q: What percentage of the world’s wealth does the US have? A: 50 percent.
3. Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves? A: Saudi Arabia
4. Q: Which country has the second largest oil reserves? A: Iraq
5. Q: How much is spent on military budgets a year worldwide? A: $900+ billion
6. Q: How much of this is spent by the US? A: 50 percent.
7. Q: What percent of US military spending would ensure the essentials of life to everyone in the world, according to the UN? A: 10 percent (that’s about $40 billion, the funding initially requested for the US retaliatory attack on Afghanistan).
8. Q: How many people have died in wars since World War II? A: 86 million
9. Q: How long has Iraq had chemical and biological weapons? A: Since the early 1980’s.
10. Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical and biological weapons on its own? A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britain and private corporations.
11. Q: Did the US government condemn the Iraqi use of gas warfare against Iran? A: No
12. Q: How many people did Saddam Hussein kill using gas in the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988? A: 5,000
13. Q: How many western countries condemned this action at the time? A: 0
14. Q: How many gallons of Agent Orange did the US use in Vietnam? A: 17 million.
15. Q: Are there any proven links between Iraq and the September 11th terrorist attack? A: No
16. Q: What is the estimated number of civilian casualties in the Gulf War? A: 35,000
17. Q: How many casualties did the Iraqi military inflict on the western forces during the Gulf War ? A: 0
18. Q: How many retreating Iraqi soldiers were buried alive by US tanks with ploughs mounted on the front? A: 6,000
19. Q: How many tons of depleted uranium were left in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War? A: 40 tons
20. Q: What, according to the UN, was the increase in cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994? A: 700 percent.
21. Q: How much of Iraq’s military capacity did America claim it had destroyed in 1991? A: 80 percent.
22. Q: Is there any proof that Iraq plans to use its weapons for anything other than deterrence and self defense? A: No
23. Q: Does Iraq present more of a threat to world peace now than 10 years ago? A: No
24. Q: How many civilian deaths has the Pentagon predicted in the event of an attack on Iraq in 2002/3? A: 10,000
25. Q: What percentage of these will be children? A: Over 50 percent.
26. Q: How many years has the US engaged in air strikes on Iraq? A: 11 years
27. Q: Were the US and the UK at war with Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999? A: No
28. Q: How many pounds of explosives were dropped on Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999? A: 20 million
29. Q: How many years ago was UN Resolution 661 introduced, imposing strict sanctions on Iraq’s imports and exports? A: 12 years
30. Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989 (per 1,000 births)? A: 38
31. Q: What was the estimated child death rate in Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)? A: 131 (that’s an increase of 345 percent)
32. Q: How many Iraqis are estimated to have died by October 1999 as a result of UN sanctions? A: 1.5 million
33. Q: How many Iraqi children are estimated to have died due to sanctions since 1997? A: 750,000
34. Q: Did Saddam order the inspectors out of Iraq? A: No
35. Q: How many inspections were there in November and December 1998? A: 300
36. Q: How many of these inspections had problems? A: 5
37. Q: Were the weapons inspectors allowed entry to the Ba’ath Party HQ? A: Yes
38. Q: Who said that by December 1998, Iraq had been disarmed to a level unprecedented in modern history? A: Scott Ritter, UNSCOM chief
39. 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 percent
40. Q: Is Iraq willing to allow the weapons inspectors back in? A: Yes
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Test your knowledge of US-Iraq war issues
POSTSCRIPT by Federico D. Pascual, Jr.
TEST ON US-IRAQ WAR: Here’s something from the Internet that we think is relevant to our stance (either pro or con) on the imminent US invasion of Iraq. Do you know enough to form an informed opinion? Take this War on Iraq IQ Test and find out:
1. Q: What percentage of the world’s population does the US have? A: 6 percent.
2. Q: What percentage of the world’s wealth does the US have? A: 50 percent.
3. Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves? A: Saudi Arabia
4. Q: Which country has the second largest oil reserves? A: Iraq
5. Q: How much is spent on military budgets a year worldwide? A: $900+ billion
6. Q: How much of this is spent by the US? A: 50 percent.
7. Q: What percent of US military spending would ensure the essentials of life to everyone in the world, according to the UN? A: 10 percent (that’s about $40 billion, the funding initially requested for the US retaliatory attack on Afghanistan).
8. Q: How many people have died in wars since World War II? A: 86 million
9. Q: How long has Iraq had chemical and biological weapons? A: Since the early 1980’s.
10. Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical and biological weapons on its own? A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britain and private corporations.
11. Q: Did the US government condemn the Iraqi use of gas warfare against Iran? A: No
12. Q: How many people did Saddam Hussein kill using gas in the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988? A: 5,000
13. Q: How many western countries condemned this action at the time? A: 0
14. Q: How many gallons of Agent Orange did the US use in Vietnam? A: 17 million.
15. Q: Are there any proven links between Iraq and the September 11th terrorist attack? A: No
16. Q: What is the estimated number of civilian casualties in the Gulf War? A: 35,000
17. Q: How many casualties did the Iraqi military inflict on the western forces during the Gulf War ? A: 0
18. Q: How many retreating Iraqi soldiers were buried alive by US tanks with ploughs mounted on the front? A: 6,000
19. Q: How many tons of depleted uranium were left in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War? A: 40 tons
20. Q: What, according to the UN, was the increase in cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994? A: 700 percent.
21. Q: How much of Iraq’s military capacity did America claim it had destroyed in 1991? A: 80 percent.
22. Q: Is there any proof that Iraq plans to use its weapons for anything other than deterrence and self defense? A: No
23. Q: Does Iraq present more of a threat to world peace now than 10 years ago? A: No
24. Q: How many civilian deaths has the Pentagon predicted in the event of an attack on Iraq in 2002/3? A: 10,000
25. Q: What percentage of these will be children? A: Over 50 percent.
26. Q: How many years has the US engaged in air strikes on Iraq? A: 11 years
27. Q: Were the US and the UK at war with Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999? A: No
28. Q: How many pounds of explosives were dropped on Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999? A: 20 million
29. Q: How many years ago was UN Resolution 661 introduced, imposing strict sanctions on Iraq’s imports and exports? A: 12 years
30. Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989 (per 1,000 births)? A: 38
31. Q: What was the estimated child death rate in Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)? A: 131 (that’s an increase of 345 percent)
32. Q: How many Iraqis are estimated to have died by October 1999 as a result of UN sanctions? A: 1.5 million
33. Q: How many Iraqi children are estimated to have died due to sanctions since 1997? A: 750,000
34. Q: Did Saddam order the inspectors out of Iraq? A: No
35. Q: How many inspections were there in November and December 1998? A: 300
36. Q: How many of these inspections had problems? A: 5
37. Q: Were the weapons inspectors allowed entry to the Ba’ath Party HQ? A: Yes
38. Q: Who said that by December 1998, Iraq had been disarmed to a level unprecedented in modern history? A: Scott Ritter, UNSCOM chief
39. 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 percent
40. Q: Is Iraq willing to allow the weapons inspectors back in? A: Yes
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