| Issue | Bush | Obama | Change? |
| War in Afghanistan |
Peak Troops: 30,100 (see document page 9, PDF page 14; note that 2009-2012 figures are estimated) US Deaths: 575 |
Peak Troops: 111,700 (see page 4)
US Deaths: 1157 (as of 10-17-2011) |
Worse
Obama is responsible for Twice as many deaths in a quarter the time period (8x worse death rate) and more than 3.5x as many troops as was GWB. |