Things you need to know:
- The war in Iraq is currently costing the United States $5,000 per second.
- More people owe more than their homes are worth than at any other time since the Great Depression.
"A Congressional study by the Joint Economic Committee found that the sums spent on the Iraq war each day could enroll an additional 58,000 children in Head Start or give Pell Grants to 153,000 students to attend college. Or if we’re sure we want to invest in security, then a day’s Iraq spending would finance another 11,000 border patrol agents or 9,000 police officers.
Imagine the possibilities. We could hire more police and border patrol agents, expand Head Start and rehabilitate America’s image in the world by underwriting a global drive to slash maternal mortality, eradicate malaria and deworm every child in Africa.
All that would consume less than one month’s spending on the Iraq war.
Moreover, the Bush administration has financed this war in a way that undermines our national security — by borrowing. Forty percent of the increased debt will be held by China and other foreign countries."
Read his entire piece here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/opinion/23kristof.html?ex=1363924800&en=d0554cb265381518&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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