Published in The Independent
Compiled/Authored by Graydon Carter
1 Number of Bush administration public statements on National security issued between
104 Number of Bush administration public statements on National security and defence in the same period that mentioned
101 Number of Bush administration public statements on National security and defence in the same period that mentioned missile defence.
65 Number of Bush administration public statements on National security and defence in the same period that mentioned weapons of mass destruction.
$3m Amount the White House was willing to grant the 9/11 Commission to investigate the 11 September attacks.
$0 Amount approved by George Bush to hire more INS special agents.
$10m Amount Bush cut from the INS's existing terrorism budget.
$50m Amount granted to the commission that looked into the
$5m Amount a 1996 federal commission was given to study legalised gambling.
1972 Year that Bush walked away from his pilot duties in the Texas National Guard, Nearly two years before his six-year obligation was up.
$3,500 Reward a group of veterans offered in 2000 for anyone who could confirm Bush's
600-700 Number of guardsmen who were in Bush's unit during that period.
0 Number of guardsmen from that period who came forward with information about Bush's guard service.
$2bn Estimated monthly cost of
$4bn Actual monthly cost of the
2000 Year that Cheney said his policy as CEO of Halliburton oil services company was "we wouldn't do anything in
$4.7bn Total value of contracts awarded to Halliburton in
92 Percentage of
60 Percentage of
55 Percentage of the Iraqi workforce who were unemployed before the war.
80 Percentage of the Iraqi workforce who are unemployed a Year after the war.
0 Number of American combat deaths in
37 Death toll of US soldiers in
9.3m Number of US unemployed in April 2004.
2.3m Number of Americans who lost their jobs during first three Years of the Bush administration.
22m Number of jobs gained during
50 Percentage of screened workers at Ground Zero who now suffer from long-term health problems, almost half of whom don't have health insurance.
78 Percentage of workers at Ground Zero who now suffer from lung ailments.
88 Percentage of workers at Ground Zero who Now suffer from ear, nose, or throat problems.
22 Asbestos levels at Ground Zero were 22 times higher than the levels in
11 Number of press conferences during his first three Years in office in which Bush referred to questions as being "trick" ones.
