‘Mission Accomplished’  or Gross Incompetence...

On May 1, 2003, President Bush stood underneath a “Mission Accomplished” banner and announced that “Major combat operations have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.”
 

Here’s a look at the situation then compared to the situation now, by the numbers:

	May 1, 2003	Today
U.S. Troops Wounded	542	17,469          and increasing..
U.S. Troops Killed	139	2,400            and increasing April deadliest this year for GIs in Iraq  - 17 hours ago
Size of U.S. Forces	150,000	132,000
British Deaths		104
Multinational forces		106
International civilian deaths		Journalists: 84  UN employees: 22  U.S. civilians 75  Canadian 8    Red Cross 1.  UN 1, Christian Children's Fund 1 , Contractors 3, Other 2
Size of Iraqi Security Forces	7,000-9000	250,500      Pentagon says Iraq forces not ready  Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Apr 26, 2006
Iraqi Casualties	indeterminate
Number of Insurgents	5,000	15,000-20,000
Insurgent Attacks Per Day	8	75
Cost to U.S. Taxpayers	$79 billion	$320 billion
Approval of Bush’s Handling of Iraq	75%	37%
Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was “Worth Fighting”	70%	41%
Bush’s Overall Job Approval	71%	38%