[Peace-discuss] Local costs of the Iraq War expenditures so far

[n.dahlheim at mchsi.com]

How disgusting....  What a waste of resources.....  We've missed so many opportunities to genuinely 
improve our society and tackle the degraded environment and its associated problems because of this 
stupid war.  

Nick


----------------------  Original Message:  ---------------------
From:    Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
To:      Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, "Brussel Morton K." <mkbrussel at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Local costs of the Iraq War expenditures so far
Date:    Mon, 7 Jul 2008 04:20:27 +0000

> Obscene, isn't it? It really brings it home to hear it like that.
>  --Jenifer
> 
> --- On Sun, 7/6/08, Brussel Morton K. <mkbrussel at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> From: Brussel Morton K. <mkbrussel at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Local costs of the Iraq War expenditures so far
> To: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 10:26 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Taxpayers in  Urbana, Illinois  will pay  $62.2 million for total Iraq war 
> spending approved to date. 
> 
> 
> For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
> 
> 
> 25,968 People with Health Care for One Year OR
> 82,670 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
> 1,279 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
> 1,084 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
> 6,291 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
> 451 Affordable Housing Units OR
> 42,842 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
> 9,202 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
> 955 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
> 907 Port Container Inspectors for One year
> 
> 
> Notes and Sources
> Go to Cost of War Counter
> 
> 
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