George W Bush and the real state of the Union
Today the President gives his annual address. As the election battle begins, how does his first term add up?
by The Independent
232: Number of American combat deaths in Iraq between May 2003 and January 2004
0: Number of American combat deaths in Germany after the Nazi surrender to the Allies in May 1945
0: Number of coffins of dead soldiers returning home from Iraq that the Bush administration has allowed to be photographed
0: Number of funerals or memorials that President Bush has attended for soldiers killed in Iraq
100: Number of fund-raisers attended by Bush or Vice-President Dick Cheney in 2003
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