The shape of World War IV, by number

"It's Thursday. Bush is addressing a boisterous contingent of Marines at Camp Lejeune, N.C. As he squints into the radiant sky, he pauses more than 35 times to allow for bursts of cheering, fist pumping and clapping.

This is the sight and sound of freedom."

$750,000: Unit cost of one Tomahawk cruise missile.

725: By Thursday morning, number of Tomahawks used in Iraq.

6: Percentage of the world's population living in the U.S.

30: Percentage of the world's energy resources used in the U.S.

236,202: The number of times Osama bin Laden was mentioned in international media reports between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 11, 2002.

57, 667: The number of times Osama bin Laden was mentioned between Sept. 11, 2002 and today.

66,648: The number of times Saddam Hussein was mentioned between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 11, 2002.

225,147: The number of times Saddam Hussein was mentioned between Sept. 11, 2002 and today.

1,200: Number of American historians who signed a petition last year demanding the Bush administration respect the U.S. Constitution with respect to declaration of war.

Oct. 2, 2002: Date the American Gulf War Veterans Association called for the resignation of U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after he denied the U.S. sent biological weapons to Iraq during the 1980s.

38: In a 2002 poll, percentage of Americans who said Canada should be annexed.

13: Percentage of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 who could find Iraq on a map prior to the war.

50: Percentage of weapons entering the global market that come from American firms.

10: Percentage of U.S. military spending that would provide global population with basic necessities.

1: Number of countries that have used nuclear weapons against another country.