Friday, February 18, 2011

$6 billion a month...

What will it take to get policy-makers' attention to the fact that the war isn't making us safer and isn't worth the cost?

The worst year for U.S. troop deaths ever so far in the war? Check.
The worst year for civilian casualties? Check.
The highest annual cost of the war so far? Check.

We could throw in 9 percent unemployment at home, an economic crisis, and deficit hysteria at home as well. There's simply no justification for continuing to spend almost $6 billion a month on a futile, brutal war while cutting programs that keep people from freezing in the winter. (read the article here)

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