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<blockquote data-quote="TechGrrl" data-source="post: 746907" data-attributes="member: 4932"><p>Nifty site out there that tells you what could be bought for the money we have wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p>One example: Taxpayers in Kentucky will pay $5.7 billion for total Iraq war spending since 2003. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:</p><p></p><p>706,410 Scholarships for University Students for One Year</p><p></p><p>Or, if you want to fund a student for all 4 years of a bachelor's degree, 176,602 students in Kentucky could have a college education for what Kentucky taxpayers have spent on the mess in Iraq. Considering what a boost this would be for Kentucky, you have to seriously ask yourselves, is this tradeoff worth it?</p><p></p><p>I think we need to be asking this question when we debate the Federal Deficit. Over 1 Trillion dollars have been spent on Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Most of that was kept off the books by the Bush Administration. President Obama brought that spending into the light of day. So now he gets hammered for 'busting the budget'. Which is ridiculous.</p><p></p><p>Busting up terrorist plots must be done. Is this the smartest way to do it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TechGrrl, post: 746907, member: 4932"] Nifty site out there that tells you what could be bought for the money we have wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan. One example: Taxpayers in Kentucky will pay $5.7 billion for total Iraq war spending since 2003. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: 706,410 Scholarships for University Students for One Year Or, if you want to fund a student for all 4 years of a bachelor's degree, 176,602 students in Kentucky could have a college education for what Kentucky taxpayers have spent on the mess in Iraq. Considering what a boost this would be for Kentucky, you have to seriously ask yourselves, is this tradeoff worth it? I think we need to be asking this question when we debate the Federal Deficit. Over 1 Trillion dollars have been spent on Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Most of that was kept off the books by the Bush Administration. President Obama brought that spending into the light of day. So now he gets hammered for 'busting the budget'. Which is ridiculous. Busting up terrorist plots must be done. Is this the smartest way to do it? [/QUOTE]
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