So why do they say we can't afford . .

  • Quality health care for every American?

  • Food for people in the 60+ countries with per capita incomes below $700 per year?

  •  Building democracy in the middle east without war?
Costanzo.org Cost estimate
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Costanzo War Costs Estimates   Per Iraqi Per American Per person in World

Moderate

 $242 billion $10,083 $834 $38
CALCULATION        
         
COST ITEM     COST ESTIMATE  
 Ground Assualt      $    75,000,000,000  
 5 yrs of Post-War Stabilization in Iraq @

$20,000,000,000

per year =

  $  100,000,000,000  
 Humanitarian Aid      $      5,000,000,000  
 Turkey Payoff      $    26,000,000,000  
 Oil Cost Increase ($20/barrel for 90 days @ 20,000 U.S. barrels per day)

     20,000,000 barrel per day @ $20 extra per barrel

  for 90 days =

   $ 36,000,000,000  
         
     TOTAL

 $242,000,000,000

  
         
         
    Iraq Population              24,000,000  
    U.S. Population            290,290,000  
    World Population          6,315,000,000  

March 2003