Costs Of The War

Editor and Publisher Online linked to a Boston Globe story here in which readers were asked what the $124 billion Iraq war appropriation could be spent on more effectively in this country, and this was the response (ranging from serious to ridiculous, though not quite as ridiculous as the Democratic “leadership” dropping the withdrawal timelines for the Iraq Supplemental – better not get started all over again on that).

Update: Regarding the Iraq Supplemental, what Atrios sez.

And speaking of the war, I really find it hard to quantify my disgust with President Pretender when he predicts “heavy fighting” for our troops over the summer in Iraq, as opposed to the “light” fighting they’re currently enduring (?). And all of this from a man who has never seen military combat and whose whereabouts when allegedly serving in the National Guard cannot be completely accounted for (putting aside Bush's complete and total disregard for the will of the vast majority of this country, of course).

This site provides more information on the financial cost of the war, and this of course provides information on the most important cost of all.

Update 5/25/07: After reading daveyawayfromhome's comment, I just realized that this could have been one of the ways to spend the money better (so many other ways, I realize).