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Showing posts with label The Costs of American Wars July 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Costs of American Wars July 2010. Show all posts

Jul 6, 2010

3 Quotes On Power and the Cost of War

"It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable." Eric Hoffer

"You see what power is -- holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them!" Amy Tan

"Be not intimidated...nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice." John Adams

Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq: 1,366,350

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,729

Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan: 1,899

Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan: $1,013,535,967,212 #


These figures are from yesterday and are brought to you compliments of Information Clearing House. Check the site for cost updates.

While millions of Americans go without the basic necessities of life, the Pentagon's death-dealing/death star budget for 2010 is (as far as is publicly known): $693 billion which is more than all other discretionary spending programs combined.