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End the Financial Irresponsibility of the War in Iraq

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Care2.com

Donald Rumsfeld, in 2003, estimated that the cost of the war in Iraq would be $50 billion. Five years and more than $500 billion later, Iraq has turned into a sinkhole for American taxpayers. In fact, recent analysis indicates that the true cost of the war could easily top $1-2 trillion dollars!

That's more than any other war, except for World War II. Just think -- the war in Iraq has been more expensive than the anticipated cost of the U.S. implementing the Kyoto Protocol to control greenhouse gases ($300 billion).

Countless lives lost and massive fiscal irresponsibility to boot -- the entire affair has been one debacle after another. Demand that the U.S. better use its resources and return its troops home.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000

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Tell Congress about the financial irresponsibility of the war in Iraq.

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The war in Iraq has proved far too costly and not just in terms of lives lost. In fact, recent analysis indicates that the true financial cost of the war could easily top $1-2 trillion dollars! That will make it the second most expensive war in the history of the United States.

The yearly cost of the war has doubled since the 2003 appropriation of $74 billion, which the Bush administration expected to be the total cost of the war. And these estimates don't necessarily account for all the potential expenses, including

* disability pay and health care costs of Iraqi war veterans for several decades;
* replacing worn or destroyed military equipment and resettling the armed forces; and
* paying interest on the debt used to finance the war.

[Your Comment]

To date, the war has cost $341.4 million per day. Worse, thousands of lives have been thrown away in a misguided, high-handed venture of the Bush Administration. I urge you to help the U.S. use its resources better and more importantly, bring our troops home.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We took action on “End the Financial Irresponsibility of the War in Iraq”!

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10:10 pm PDT, Oct 13, Eric Pradelski, Illinois

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9:39 pm PDT, Oct 13, Philip Bordenave, California

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9:35 pm PDT, Oct 13, DAVID SWINEHART, Indiana

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7:58 pm PDT, Oct 13, Hadie Muller, Wisconsin

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7:33 pm PDT, Oct 13, Tammy Jones, Oklahoma

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7:08 pm PDT, Oct 13, Sarah Wayment, Texas

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7:01 pm PDT, Oct 13, Nicole Hilkovitch, Illinois

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6:21 pm PDT, Oct 13, Jenny Bodwell, Indiana

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4:40 pm PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, Slovenia

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2:58 pm PDT, Oct 13, Lillian Wolfert, Wisconsin
There many reasons why we should never have invaded Iraq, but one thing that I get upset about is when I hear elderly people, who are retired after working all their lives, saying that they have to choose between eating or taking their medication. This should never happen in the USA, but while we are busy destroying other countries, our own citizens cannot get the help they deserve.

# 6,510:

2:24 pm PDT, Oct 13, Elizabeth Finn, California

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1:57 pm PDT, Oct 13, Maureen Kowsky, Florida

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1:50 pm PDT, Oct 13, Susan Kessler, Illinois

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1:49 pm PDT, Oct 13, Casey Coss, California

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12:27 pm PDT, Oct 13, Charles Allen, California

# 6,505:

11:18 am PDT, Oct 13, Luis Quinones, New Mexico
We never should have gone into Iraq and now, with a country on the brink of economic collapse, we cannot afford to be in Iraq. Bring the troops home -- NOW!

# 6,504:

10:32 am PDT, Oct 13, Nancy Patterson, New Mexico

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10:31 am PDT, Oct 13, Miriam Mangini, California

# 6,502:

10:29 am PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, Florida
the heroiine and opium poppy trade is the cotterpin that holds the entire knot of problems together, the cia has a bio weapon that would turn the poppy into extinction, based on the potato famine of ireland,, all military advisors advised using this. repeat: all,,,ALL advisors advised using this !!!!

# 6,501:

10:25 am PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, Michigan
Let Iraq start paying its own way in this war, i.e. paying for their own rebuilding, schools, etc.. Bring our troops home and stop the wasting of our hard earned money. Too many of our brothers and sisters have been killed in a senseless war.

# 6,500:

9:51 am PDT, Oct 13, Suzanne Kennedy, Texas
We can't afford the war in Iraq any longer. We need that $10 billion per month back here in the good ol' USA. Since you can't seem to balance the budget and have catered to the Lobbyists and Special Interests for so long, it is time you started acting responsibly. No more entitlement -- it's time for accountability!! AND THAT MEANS YOU!!

# 6,499:

9:17 am PDT, Oct 13, Wilma Rittel, New Mexico

# 6,498:

8:55 am PDT, Oct 13, Bonny Roulier, Oregon

# 6,497:

8:23 am PDT, Oct 13, Joan Alexander, Florida
It's time we spent our time & energy on much needed domestic affairs. We cannot feed our hungry, provide shelter for our homeless, or provide health insurance and security for our aging citizens if we continue to pour money - like it was candy - into other countries' economy. DOMESTIC issues need to come FIRST!

# 6,496:

8:22 am PDT, Oct 13, John Dervin, New York

# 6,495:

8:20 am PDT, Oct 13, Rene Siracusa, Texas

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8:17 am PDT, Oct 13, Veronica Barrett, Texas
Even the village idiot at this point would know when to cut his losses. This so-called war was never a good idea to begin with. There are Americans fighting in Iraq for no real reason. Use your influence to send them home now. This war has cost too much.

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7:27 am PDT, Oct 13, Heidi Forrest, Virginia

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6:58 am PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, Florida

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6:57 am PDT, Oct 13, Richard Biegun, New York

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6:35 am PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, Indiana

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5:51 am PDT, Oct 13, Valerie Politano, New Jersey

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5:10 am PDT, Oct 13, Joyce Werblin, Maine

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4:39 am PDT, Oct 13, TL Parson, Minnesota

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4:22 am PDT, Oct 13, Madeline Baxter, Arkansas

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4:18 am PDT, Oct 13, MARY Kroft, Connecticut

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3:20 am PDT, Oct 13, Richard Nordmann, Connecticut

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12:01 am PDT, Oct 13, Sammantha Partlow, Colorado

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10:17 pm PDT, Oct 12, Phil Hoelcher, Florida

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8:57 pm PDT, Oct 12, Name not displayed, New Mexico

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8:44 pm PDT, Oct 12, Gordon Feighner, Oregon

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8:40 pm PDT, Oct 12, Peter Klosterman, California

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8:21 pm PDT, Oct 12, Amy Denio, Washington

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7:50 pm PDT, Oct 12, Alison Hartle, Hawaii

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7:08 pm PDT, Oct 12, Jane Eugenio, California

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7:04 pm PDT, Oct 12, Allan Haseltine, Connecticut

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6:58 pm PDT, Oct 12, Rebecca Freier, Illinois

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6:47 pm PDT, Oct 12, David Parker, Arkansas
End the insanity.

# 6,472:

6:32 pm PDT, Oct 12, Norman Greenberger, Connecticut

# 6,471:

6:29 pm PDT, Oct 12, Vivian LeFebvre, Colorado
This debacle has never made any sense. If America was after pure retribution, we should have attacked Saudi Arabia. At the rate America has been bleeding jobs, we can hardly afford to cause our soldiers and Iraqi civilians anymore bloodshed. We need to figure out a way to gracefully extract ourselves from Iraq without causing further damage to that nation and ours.

# 6,470:

6:19 pm PDT, Oct 12, Valerie Sanchez, New York
PLEASE STOP THIS WAR AND BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# 6,469:

6:02 pm PDT, Oct 12, Ana Cots, Illinois

# 6,468:

5:28 pm PDT, Oct 12, Name not displayed, West Virginia

# 6,467:

4:00 pm PDT, Oct 12, Peggy Donovan, Pennsylvania
There is nothing else the American citizen's can say except this war was a big waste for America...........It is time to start thinking about our own country. Hopefully the next president will allow this to happen.

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3:48 pm PDT, Oct 12, Name not displayed, New York

# 6,465:

3:48 pm PDT, Oct 12, Ariel Mathis, Oklahoma
We must end this war which was begun on FALSE PRETENSES and return American taxpayers' money to the American people who so desperately need it right now. And HEALTHCARE!!! WE NEED HEALTHCARE!!! Why are we spending $341 million A DAY in Iraq when around 50 million Americans have no healthcare??? It's way past time to get our priorities straight.

# 6,464:

3:37 pm PDT, Oct 12, Carlos Perez - PeaceRocker, Florida

# 6,463:

3:13 pm PDT, Oct 12, Christine Waters, California

# 6,462:

2:47 pm PDT, Oct 12, Jennifer Johnson, Alaska
End our occupation of Iraq.

# 6,461:

2:09 pm PDT, Oct 12, Jade English, Hawaii

# 6,460:

2:00 pm PDT, Oct 12, Pat Moss, Washington
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!

# 6,459:

1:52 pm PDT, Oct 12, Dave Markowitz, California

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1:24 pm PDT, Oct 12, Dinah Fuentes, California

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1:00 pm PDT, Oct 12, Chris King, Ohio

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12:57 pm PDT, Oct 12, Lee Stanfield, Arizona

# 6,455:

12:46 pm PDT, Oct 12, Thomas Rose, Indiana
This war of choice must end!! Put these dollars in a better spot. Please!

# 6,454:

12:08 pm PDT, Oct 12, Name not displayed, Tennessee
End the war in Iraq now. The US needs the money and it is time for Iraq to pay its own bills. The soldiers must come home as soon as possible.

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10:26 am PDT, Oct 12, Name not displayed, California

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10:18 am PDT, Oct 12, Alice Keiser, Kentucky

# 6,451:

10:17 am PDT, Oct 12, William Keiser, Florida
Hurry-up January!

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