Take Back the $435,670,415,231

That's how much the Iraq War has cost as of this moment.

Actually, as of this moment, it's $435,670,479,742.

See for yourself at this stunning web site mentioned by Rep. Jan Schakowsky in this morning's opening session of the Take Back American Conference.

Click on how many four-year scholarships at public universities that amount could by. (The answer, if you want to know, is 21,120,360.)

Or how many children that could insure. (Over 260 million - damn, there's only 260 million people in the entire country!)

Oops, looks like I'll have to update the title of this post. In the time it took to write these paragraphs the amount has jumped by two and a half million dollars.

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