"War is always a defeat for humanity."

“War is always a defeat for humanity.”
--Pope John Paul II

At www.nationalpriorities.org, you can see the up to the minute cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Furthermore, you can find out how much money your state has spent on war spending since 2001 and what that money could have purchased in other areas.

The following information is for the state of Nebraska as of May 8, 2009:

Taxpayers in Nebraska will pay $6.5 billion for total Iraq & Afghanistan war spending (approved & pending) since 2001. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:

1,795,978 People with Health Care for One Year OR
6,136,815 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
157,386 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
110,641 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
1,111,924 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
1,219,375 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR
72,712 Affordable Housing Units OR
2,393,238 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
929,163 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
121,597 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
104,274 Port Container Inspectors for One year

How could your state have spent the money?

Sr. Jeanne Janssen, CSJ, Communications/Mission Education Director, The Columban Fathers