Where are Deficit Hawks When It Comes to Wars

The United States has enough money to fund two seemingly endless wars (Afghanistan and Iraq), but not enough to properly fund basic health care, sponsor unemployment-slashing efforts or finance other high priority domestic programs.

The estimated cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars since 2001 totals $932 billion (Iraq $700B and Afghanistan $232B) http://www.costofwar.com/

Allocating this huge amount to war efforts moves funds from the pots of money available for domestic programs (e.g., healthcare, jobs, education) to military operations. It is time to re-prioritize the use of our tax dollars.

Things you can do:

1. Contact your legislators tell them to stop funding the wars.

To find out who your legislators are click below:

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

2. Contact President Barack Obama and tell him to bring our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, D.C. 20500

Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461

Email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/

3. Write a letter to the editor (keep it short and succinct)

Submitted by: Marta Turnbull 11/16/09