May 21st-The Cost of the War In Iraq-$171,278,760,854

[chlamor]

The War in Iraq Costs


$171,278,760,854



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Compare to the cost of:

PRE-SCHOOL

KIDS' HEALTH

PUBLIC EDUCATION

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

PUBLIC HOUSING

WORLD HUNGER

AIDS EPIDEMIC

WORLD IMMUNIZATION

http://www.costofwar.com/

Activist and reporter Sam Smith said “. . . I suddenly noticed that the truth was no longer setting people free; it was only making them drowsy. So we thought, Then shall we change the style, the manner, in which we tell the truth?”

[whistle]

1. That number I think is way low for the war....

<snip>
Feb. 14, 2005, 11:20PM

Iraq, Afghanistan war costs approaching $300 billion
Bush requests $82 billion for all overseas efforts
By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The United States' military and reconstruction operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are approaching half what it cost the country to fight the Vietnam War — with more expenses to come.

President Bush asked Congress on Monday for $81.9 billion to keep the conflicts going this year and to finance other U.S. efforts overseas, including aid to help Indian Ocean countries rebuild from December's tsunami. He said the money would help Iraq and Afghanistan pursue "the path of democracy and freedom."

Assuming congressional approval, which seems likely, the proposal would push the total spent in Iraq and Afghanistan and other efforts against terrorism beyond $300 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

The U.S. involvement in Vietnam, which lasted more than a decade when it ended in 1975, cost $623 billion when that era's expenditures are converted to the value of today's dollars.

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<link> http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3040317

But, even if our troops did not fire another shoot starting tonight at midnight and Bush began bringing the troops home next month, the war costs and rebuilding committments to just these two ares will continue to run run into the hundreds of billions of dollars over the next ten years.

[Tim4319]

2. Imagine!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That money go toward putting computer, textbooks, and teachers in all schools! That would be a way to not leave a child behind.

[Johnywolf]

3. 4 more years

This number is nothing in comparing to what it will be in 4 years. Knowing that Bush might invade Iran.....

:patriot:

[AnotherMother4Peace]

4. The reason for war was what? WMD's? Spread of Democracy? Oil? LIES

Chlamor, thank you for keeping these horrible statistics front & center.

The lies that led us into this war has to be an impeachable offense. Whatever happened to MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. Bush/Rove is a war criminal.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

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