Rathergate vs. Saddam's WMD - A Quantitative Comparison
| Rathergate | Saddam's WMD | |
| Investigation recently concluded? | Yes | Yes |
| Use of highly questionable supporting documents? | Yes | Yes |
| Central claims disproven? | No | Yes |
| Media spread questionable information? | Yes | Yes |
| Number of firings resulting from investigation | 4 | 0 |
| Number of high-profile reassignments resulting from investigation | 1 | 0 |
| Number of wars started using flawed justification
| 0 | 1 |
| Cost to American taxpayer | $0.00 | ~$150,000,000,000 (as of 1/12/05) |
| Number of American soldiers killed as a result | 0 | 1,357 (as of 1/12/05) |
| Number of British soldiers killed as a result | 0 | 76 (as of 1/12/05) |
| Number of other non-Iraqi allied soldiers killed as a result | 0 | 84 (as of 1/12/05) |
| Number of Iraqi policemen killed over last 4 months as a result | 0 | 1,300+ |
| Number of Iraqi civilians killed as a result | 0 | 10,000-100,000+ |
| Number of al-Qaeda training camps destroyed as a result | 0 | 0 |
| Number of terrorist plots against the US foiled as a result | 0 | 0 |
| Percentage of Iraqi people who view the US as "occupiers" as a result | no data available | 92% |
| Saddam Hussein removed from power as a result? | No | Yes |
| Saddam's torture chambers shut down as a result? | No | No |
| Iraqi people enjoying freedom as a result? | No | No (as of 1/12/05) |
| US's reputation severely damaged as a result? | No | Yes |
| US's military stretched thin as a result? | No | Yes |
| Posts mentioning story on NRO's "The Corner" | 10 | 0 |
| Advantage blogosphere? | No | Please |
Wouldn't it be nice if the "legit" media created something this useful for the American public?
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