On American Priorities: 10 Things We Could Have Done with the Iraq War Money

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March 19, 2011 • 6:00 pm PDT
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Update: On Dec. 15, 2011, U.S. forces officially ended the war in Iraq, but not before killing 4,500 American troops, 60,000 Iraqis, and bringing the total cost up to $1 trillion. As you page through these slides, imagine that we had an extra $220 billion at our disposal.

Today America has been involved in its war in Iraq for eight solid years. It's an engagement that has cost the country thousands of lives and more than $780 billion. Here are some other things we could have done with $780 billion.

Cord Jefferson
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