"As the study notes, the Defense Department recently put the “burn rate” — a term for the sums being spent — for Iraq and Afghanistan at $6.8 billion a month." from http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf

I should point out that that is BILLION not milllion ...
from the Dept. of Education:
$57.6 billion in discretionary appropriations and $31.3 billion in mandatory appropriations

In other words the entire federal education appropriation for all 50 states could be paid for a little over 4.5 months of OUR money going to fund these debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Special thanks to a good friend fo pointing me at this NY Times article

Very Interesting 911 videos

and

Be Afraid, be very afraid ....

"Because the plot involved taking liquid explosives aboard planes in carry-ons, passengers at all U.S. and British airports, and those boarding U.S.-bound flights at other international airports, are banned from taking any liquids onto planes."



Doesn't this seem a little dangerous? Doesn't this fellow realize that all the various terrorists were planning on his careless dumping of these confiscated liquids in a crowded public area?

I continue to feel unsafe. I really hope hope they change terror alert color, quickly.