Well, I ran across some info & figured on searching for an existing thread to put it in, rather than create a new thread...Regardless of how old this
thread is, I figured my info fits here best.
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Genocide in Iraq Costs Taxpayers More Than Mere Money to Commit Genocide in Iraq
How many dead?
Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq: 1,236,604. How many of these
were "non-combatant" women & children, I wonder?
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In U.S. War And Occupation Of Iraq:
4,121
How much cost?
Source:
National Priorities Project
The link above also points out how much of our own prosperity & lifestyle is adversely affected by the
US Invasion of the Middle East. So is
this the National Priority of American Citizens? Sacrificing our money & the support for our Civic Infrastructure to carry on a mad conquest that
benefits only the
ruling elite & their Corporate Allies? Why do you think that I've often referred to the Bush Administration here at ATS as
"Bully Boy Bush & His Corporate Crony Gang?" It's only a brutally honest & straightforward title to give them.
One particular point I looked up outlines that the proposed ballistic missle defense program for fiscal year 2009
by itself will cost $6.1
Million
for my city alone & could be traded off to provide for one year:
1,826 people or 2,600 Children with Health Care
or 6,867 Homes with Renewable Electricity
or 146 Public Safety Officers
or 129 Music and Arts Teachers or 137 Elementary School Teachers
or 995 Scholarships for University Students
or 923 Head Start Places for Children
or 97 Port Container Inspectors
or 76 Affordable Housing Units
Note that this is figuring (only) the $6.1 Million that my city will pay for the
one military program mentioned...The cost for my city alone in
Fiscal Year 2008 for two military programs:
$5.2 million for ballistic missile defense
$7.6 million for nuclear weapons
How about the approved cost (for my city) in FY 2009:
$8 Million for proposed nuclear weapons
$58.3 million for tax cuts for the richest 10%
How about $328.2 million for total Iraq war spending approved to date...
My city alone!
"Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government."--Thomas Jefferson
I don't know about
you, but I can think of better things to support than the US Government's mad dash to conquest through selective genocide.
This look at the War in Iraq would be enough to make Hitler turn green with envy.
