The War By Numbers

Fifth Anniversary

1,825 days

3,992 dead American soldiers

over 25,000 wounded American soldiers

$503,995,000,000 and rising each second

Taxpayers in the United States paid $137.6 billion for the cost of the Iraq War in FY 2007. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
40,554,560 People with Health Care

And for the over $522,000,000,000 spent by the end of FY 2007:
540,922,142 Homes with Renewable Electricity or
11,285,097 Public Safety Officers or
8,960,343 Music and Arts Teachers or
80,782,313 Scholarships for University Students or
38,313 New Elementary Schools or
4,064,478 Affordable Housing Units or
230,292,880 Children with Health Care or
71,703,033 Head Start Places for Children or
8,583,162 Elementary School Teachers or
7,549,214 Port Container Inspectors


Taxpayers in the United States will pay $83.8 billion for additional proposed Iraq War spending FY 2008. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
24,688,119 People with Health Care or
86,719,188 Homes with Renewable Electricity or
1,809,197 Public Safety Officers or
1,436,498 Music and Arts Teachers or
12,950,804 Scholarships for University Students or
6,142 New Elementary Schools or
651,606 Affordable Housing Units or
36,919,937 Children with Health Care or
11,495,238 Head Start Places for Children or
1,376,030 Elementary School Teachers or
1,210,270 Port Container Inspectors