Perspective

Plutonium Page shared these figures from work by Christopher Helleman and Travis Sharp of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation:
Note that the amounts were restated into 2007 dollars. You can see it at Daily Kos.
--the BB

Don't get me started

Ah'm gonna hol' mah breath.*

Bush urges Congress to approve war funding before Christmas
--CNN headline

Uh, George. The House passed it. Tell your Republican chums in the Senate to quite obstructing it. Then sign it. You don't like some of the provisions about winding down the Iraq occupation. Well, TS. Cry me a river.

*In my dreams.
--the BB