Wars cost the United States $1.5 trillion

[Gromit]

The US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing nearly double the amount previously thought, according to a report set to be released by Congress.

It has cost the average US family $20,000.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7092 053.stm

Would you care to speculate how $1.5 trillion could have been better spent?

[legend758duo]

bill hicks said over 15 years ago.
and its true.
that if we spent all the money from weapons and war on feeding people, clothing and educating people.
we could do it many times over .



lifes just a ride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vBTzNLhxPzjo

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[MatydaLover]

$1.5 trillion is about ...
$250 for every man, woman and child on the planet.
$5,000 for every US citizen
$150,000 for every Iraqi citizen

and assuming they killed 15,000 "insurgents", that's about one hundred million dollars for each one!!

Wouldn't it have been cheaper to put out mafia contracts?

[jno]

I think it's all been jolly valuable expenditure, and so do my employers, Halliburtons.

[China Doll]

Shoes. Definitely shoes.