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War In IRAQ

War In IRAQ. Jeff Waterhouse. Costs of War. Before the war the pentagon put out estimates that the war would cost about $50,ooo,ooo,ooo ($50 Billion) Later estimates from top economic advisers reached $200,000,000,000 ($200 Billion)

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War In IRAQ

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  1. War In IRAQ Jeff Waterhouse

  2. Costs of War • Before the war the pentagon put out estimates that the war would cost about $50,ooo,ooo,ooo ($50 Billion) • Later estimates from top economic advisers reached $200,000,000,000 ($200 Billion) • These estimates have been blown out of the water by the actual costs and projected costs now due to the ever worsening situation. • The cost as of 3/18/09 were approaching $606,000,000,000 ($606 Billion) • Estimations for the total cost of the war are now reaching $1,200,000,000,000 ($1.2 Trillion)

  3. Alternative Possible Uses • Doubling cancer research funds, creating treatments programs for people with diabetes and heart disease and, creating a global program to give immunizations to children around the world, for ten years would not even amount to half the estimated $1.2 Trillion • The war as it is now is costing around $200,000,000,000 ($200 Billion) • Creating opportunities for children to enroll in full year preschool would only cost • $35,000,000,000 ($35 Billion)

  4. Deaths and Injuries (as of March 19, 2009) • Total U.S. Deaths – 4,261

  5. Work Cited • "COSTOFWAR.COM - The Cost of War." COSTOFWAR.COM - The Cost of War. 20 Mar. 2009 <http://costofwar.com/>. • "Casualty.pdf." .. 20 Mar. 2009 <www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf>. • LEONHARDT, DAVID. "What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. 20 Mar. 2009 <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html>. • " iCasualties OIF: Fatalities By Country." Iraq Colalition

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