Anyone else seen the cost of war website?

[phoebe]

Here it is
http://www.costofwar.com/

[maggrwaggr]

1. Yes! i've been trying to spread the word here on DU

Everyone should look at this

[Pastiche423]

2. What I would like to know

is where the fuck thoses billions are going!

Seriously!

[sugus]

3. How much did you calculate the LIFE of an american soldier could cost?

Very interesting.
The numbers grow and grow every second that passes in logistic, intendance, maintenance, materials... It´s easy to make a script dividing cost per time, and to present additions by time slice.

Simple curiosity. In this script, whichever dollars did they calculate an American soldier life could cost approximately?

According to the updated scales, how much does it cost an american life?

[newyawker99]

4. kick

:kick:

[sugus]

6. Why? Are you pro-war?

The website is very pedagogical.

If you think when you compare Cost of Pre-School, Kids Health, Public Education, College Scholarships, Energy Independence, Public Housing... we don´t lose human lifes immediately.

I think cost of the war is not possible to be compared with, because we must to add to this amount of money, the number of Americans and nonAmericans who die every day in Iraq.

$68,227,428,999 + 150 soldiers + ... (I think this would be added)

[G_j]

5. very effective

I also think it's great that folks can embed a counter in their own web page. I've seen one instance where this has been done. I hope more people take advantage of this 'educational' tool. ...pass it on..