By The Numbers - La Cueva

BY THE NUMBERS

From "America Can't Afford its Empire" William Collins, alternet

865--Number of US military bases in foreign countries.

175--Number of foreign countries in which US military bases are located.

47,000--Number of US troops in Japan.

37,000--Number of US troops in South Korea.

75--Percent of all OIL LOBBYISTS who are former members of Congress.

25--Percentage of the world's resources that the US consumes and the pollution it spews.

5--The US' percentage of the world's population.

From Random Lengths

4416--Total US fatalities in Iraq

$3.10--Harbor area gas prices

$2.73--US gas prices

$1.96--Spot price of Oil Crude

7,980,000--BP Oil Spill After 84 Days