The cost of war in Iraq
For an appalling reminder of how much it's costing us to make Iraq "free," visit http://costofwar.com/
The site features a running tally of how much we've spent so far in Iraq ($152,505,000,000 at this writing) and lets you see how much it has cost your state and several individual cities in your state (for example, Portland, Oregon, was up to $201,495,000 when we logged on). You can also compare the cost of war to how much is being spent on pre-school education, kids' healthcare, public education, college scholarships, public housing, world hunger, the AIDS epidemic, and world immunizations.
Warning: the site isn't for the faint of heart. But then, neither is living in this imperialistic country.
(Thanks to Linda Larsen.)
The site features a running tally of how much we've spent so far in Iraq ($152,505,000,000 at this writing) and lets you see how much it has cost your state and several individual cities in your state (for example, Portland, Oregon, was up to $201,495,000 when we logged on). You can also compare the cost of war to how much is being spent on pre-school education, kids' healthcare, public education, college scholarships, public housing, world hunger, the AIDS epidemic, and world immunizations.
Warning: the site isn't for the faint of heart. But then, neither is living in this imperialistic country.
(Thanks to Linda Larsen.)
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