$142,134,382,662

Ya know what that number is? As of 11:06 am EST, 10/27/04, that was the cost of the war in Iraq. Well, obviously, it's not a war, it's an illegal occupation, but I'm not a politician, I'm not gonna argue semantics. Anywho, there's this website from the National Priorities Project called "The Cost of War." The site calculates the cost of war up to the second. The numbers are going up continuously as we speak...right now. Do you know that right now, the occupation in Iraq costs each taxpayer $504? Oh, wait, now it's $505. I got sidetracked for a few minutes. The site is really interesting because it gives you the chance to see how that money could've been spent on more worthwhile things like education or public health. Check it out.