stupid moneyness!

do u know how much money we have spent on the war in Iraq??? we have been over there for a little over 5 years, this year was the fifth anniversary. and everyday, we spend approximately $720,000,000. thats about $500,000 per minute. do u know how much money that is for five years?!?! well my friend and i figured that out today. and its $1,311,000,000,000!!!!! do u know what we could be doing with that kind of money??? for one day in iraq there could be 423,529 children with healthcare!1,274,339 homes with renewable electricity! 6,482 families with homes!!1,153,846 children with free lunches! or 163,525 people with healthcare!!! for just one day in iraq. what yould u do with it??? (information from the American Friends Service Commitee, based on work by nobel prize winner Joseph Stigitz and his colleague Linda Bilmes)