May 18th-The Cost of the War In Iraq-$170,612,406,404

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The War in Iraq Costs

$170,612,406,404

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http://www.costofwar.com/

" ... the United States, for generations, has sustained two parallel but opposed states of mind about military atrocities and human rights: one of U.S. benevolence, generally held by the public, and the other of ends-justify-the-means brutality sponsored by counterinsurgency specialists. Normally the specialists carry out their actions in remote locations with little notice in the national press. That allows the public to sustain its faith in a just America, while hard-nosed security and economic interests are still protected in secret. ": Robert Parry, investigative reporter and author


"The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life ... A ruling group is a ruling group so long as it can nominate its successors... Who wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same.": George Orwell, 1984

[In Truth We Trust]

1. I believe it is over 300 BILLION now

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3. The $300 Billion Amount

is that which is going TO BE SPENT. Another $50 Billion with approval of the ENTIRE Senate will be tacked on in Aug/Sept.

This running tab presented at Cost of War is that which has already been spent. Of course with the Pentagon's habit of disappearing the cash$2-3 TRILLION in last two years-THAT'S TRILLION-who really knows the cost in monetary terms. There are other more real costs.

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2. Thats about...

44 billion Happy Meals, or 128 Happy Meals for every man, woman, and child in the USA.

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4. Got Democracy?