According to this article in the Indpendent, the US has a military presence in a 130 of the 191 countries recognized by the United Nations. It has been a few years since I’ve played Risk put I’m pretty sure 70% coverage was more then enough to declare victory.

We win!

Just one of many facts in George W Bush and the real state of the Union (via jason), which goes on and on, like the Harper’s Index from Hell.

A Few Other Hilights

*100: Number of fund-raisers attended by Bush or Vice-President Dick Cheney in 2003

0: Number of funerals or memorials that President Bush has attended for soldiers killed in Iraq

28: Number of days holiday that Bush took last August, the second longest holiday of any president in US history (Recordholder: Richard Nixon)

13: Number of vacation days the average American worker receives each year

$42,000: Average savings members of Bush’s cabinet are expected to enjoy this year as a result in the cuts in capital gains and dividends taxes

$42,228: Median household income in the US in 2001

44%: Percentage of Americans who believe the President’s economic growth plan will mostly benefit the wealthy

53%: Percentage of American citizens who approved of the way Bush was handling his job as president when asked on 16 January, 2004*