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The US government has so far pledged $350m to the victims of the tsunami, and the UK government £50m ($96m). The US has spent $148 billion on the Iraq war and the UK £6bn ($11.5bn). The war has been running for 656 days. This means that the money pledged for the tsunami disaster by the United States is the equivalent of one and a half day's spending in Iraq. The money the UK has given equates to five and a half days of our involvement in the war.
The link at the bottom of the article is also worth a look.
Comments and thoughts about life from the trailing edge. (NOTE: "My version of the truth has been hard earned through experiences and interpretations shared by no other. Honor it or not, as you choose, but don't blame me for not accepting your truth as my own. You earned it...I did not.")
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
The victims of the tsunami pay the price of war on Iraq
This article in the Guardian Unlimited jumps right into the middle of the debate I would like to hear from the hallowed halls of Congress.
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