How much money has been spent on Iraq? The Priorities Project estimates it's enough to hire more than six million teachers, enough to build more than 700 new elementary schools in each state.
Eight million police officers could be hired or six million cargo inspectors for ports. Or, we figure, every American driver could get free gasoline for a year.
In the complex world of government budgets, the total estimate can be fairly questioned. But it's a lot more than the White House once suggested.
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16/11/07
Who do you guys think is going to be the next president?
03/04/07
Buck Fush!
I hate that dictator and his administration.