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No End In Sight

No End In Sight. By Will Crandall. Troops in Iraq - Total 130,000 U.S. troops, and 500 troops from the UK. Troops from all other nations have been withdrawn. U.S. 2009 Monthly Spending in Iraq - $7.3 billion as of Oct 2009 U.S. 2008 Monthly Spending in Iraq - $12 billion

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No End In Sight

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  1. No End In Sight By Will Crandall

  2. Troops in Iraq - Total 130,000 U.S. troops, and 500 troops from the UK. Troops from all other nations have been withdrawn. • U.S. 2009 Monthly Spending in Iraq - $7.3 billion as of Oct 2009 • U.S. 2008 Monthly Spending in Iraq - $12 billion • U.S. Spending per Second - $5,000 in 2008

  3. Spent & Approved War Spending - About $800 billion of US taxpayers' funds spent or approved for spending through mid-2009, including $76 billion requested by President Obama and approved by Congress. • Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq - $9 billion of US taxpayers' money and $549.7 million in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US contractors.

  4. Taxpayers in New York will pay $925.3 million for proposed ballistic missile defense in FY2010. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: • 170,645 People with Health Care for One Year • 1,732,424 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year • 17,859 Public Safety Officers for One year • 14,092 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year • 151,001 Scholarships for University Students for One Year • 172,960 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 • 5,260 Affordable Housing Units • 323,356 Children with Health Care for One Year • 105,427 Head Start Places for Children for One Year • 10,718 Elementary School Teachers for One Year • 13,907 Port Container Inspectors for One year

  5. Taxpayers in Schenectady County, New York will pay $6.9 million for proposed ballistic missile defense in FY2010. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: • 1,268 People with Health Care for One Year • 12,870 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year • 133 Public Safety Officers for One year • 105 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year • 1,122 Scholarships for University Students for One Year • 1,285 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 • 39 Affordable Housing Units • 2,402 Children with Health Care for One Year • 783 Head Start Places for Children for One Year • 80 Elementary School Teachers for One Year • 103 Port Container Inspectors for One year

  6. Taxpayers in Congressional District 21 (Tonko) will pay $28.3 million for proposed ballistic missile defense in FY2010. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: • 5,221 People with Health Care for One Year • 53,009 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year • 546 Public Safety Officers for One year • 431 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year • 4,620 Scholarships for University Students for One Year • 5,292 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 • 161 Affordable Housing Units • 9,894 Children with Health Care for One Year • 3,226 Head Start Places for Children for One Year • 328 Elementary School Teachers for One Year • 426 Port Container Inspectors for One year

  7. Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq - $390,000 • US Troops Wounded - 31,529 through September 30, 2009, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries. (Total excludes psychological injuries.) • US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems - 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home • Non-U.S. Troop Casualties - Total 316, with 179 from the UK

  8. UH-60 Blackhawk • Produced 1974–present • Unit cost US $14 million (2008) • Number built > 2,600 • The unit cost of the Army's UH-60L Black Hawk is $5.9 million while the unit cost of the Air Force MH-60G Pave Hawk is $10.2 million

  9. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected(MRAP) • Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., is being awarded a firm-fixed-priced delivery order under previously awarded firm-fixed-price to exercise an option for 1,700 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicles. The Navy contract value is $1,064,463,100. A similar Army contract for 1,700 (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicles is valued at a further $1,063,700,000.

  10. High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) • $65,000 (unarmored)-$140,000 (armored) • Years Produced 1984 – present • Weight 5,200 lb-5,900 lb curb weight • Length15 ft • Width7.08 ft • Height 6 ft reducible to 4.5 ft

  11. M1A1& M1A2 • US$4.35 million for one tank. The US has built over 9000 of these tanks. • Weight 67.6 tons • Length Gun forward: 32.04 ft • Hull length: 26.02 ft • Width 12 ft • Height 8 ft • Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

  12. Over 9,000 built, including foreign sales • 1,174 M1A2 Army inventory • 4,393 M1A1 Army inventory • 403 M1A1 Marine Corps inventory • Unknown number of M1’s Army inventory

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