What is the Cost of One Day’s of Iraq War to the American People?

One day of the Iraq War = 720 million dollars
One day of the Iraq War = 1,153,846 Children with Free School Lunches
One day of the Iraq War = 84 New Elementary Schools
One day of the Iraq War = 12,478 Elementary School Teachers
One day of the Iraq War = 423,529 Children with Health Care
One day of the Iraq War = 95,364 Head Start Places for Children
One day of the Iraq War = 34,904 Four-Year Scholarships for University Students
One day of the Iraq War = 1,274,4336 Homes with Renewable Electricity
One day of the Iraq War = 6,482 Families with Homes
One day of the Iraq War = 163,525 People with Healthcare
THE U.S. SPENDS $500,000 PER MINUTE ON THE IRAQ WAR
The Cost of War The Iraq war has certainly been costly in terms of lives lost, with thousands of U.S. military personnel dead, and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have been killed. Also, the economic costs are far greater than most people imagine, with more than $1 trillion spent in the first four years of the war. Defund the Iraq War The American Friends Service Committee is calling for action from Congress to bring the U.S. troops home from Iraq and to take care of their needs upon return. Congress can stop the war by refusing to fund it. Refund Human Needs Here and in Iraq Tax payers have already spent more than $1 trillion for the first four years of the war. Everyday that the war continues adds $ 720 million to that tally. This money should be spent in more effective and humane ways: aid to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, an eventual Iraqi-led repair and reconstruction, and funding vital needs – such as health care, jobs, and education – in the United States. Shifting Our Priorities to Human Needs While the American Government spent $1 trillion on a misguided war, Congress and the Administration have cut funding for vital services at home in the name of fiscal “restraint.” Between 2002 and 2006, dozens of federal programs have been cut, including Head Start, the Community Food and Nutrition program, youth job training, affordable housing, and maternal and child health programs. The official number of people living in poverty in the U.S. grew from 34.6 to 37 million between 2002 and 2005, and 1.5 million people lost their health insurance. Source: American Friends Service Committee, USA.