$100 Billion for U.S. Health Care or $100 Billion for Iraq and Afghanistan Wars each year?

Afghanistan, Iraq War Funding - Health Care for U.S. Citizens, same cost.

For some time now, the costs of the U.S. preemptive actions in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost us almost $1 TRILLION U.S. Dollars.

Today, Jeff Leys story “Healthcare vs. Warfare: The Future Costs of the Afghanistan War spells out in detail the cost of the wars verses what could be done with those dollars here strengthening America. It is a Must Read.

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From Jeff Leys story: (Ed. Note: President Obama has all ready addressed the Joint Session of Congress)

On Wednesday, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on health care. Later this year he will decide whether to deploy additional troops to the war in Afghanistan, in addition to the 69,000 troops already deployed. The struggle for health care and the struggle to end warfare are inextricably linked. The cost for substantive (though imperfect) health care reform as envisioned in the House of Representatives approach (with the public option) is projected to average $100 billion per year for the next 10 years. The cost to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are projected to cost anywhere from $55 to $100 billion a year. Make a few modest reductions to the baseline military budget and the difference is paid.

The choice is clear: healthcare or warfare; the Common Good or Common Destruction.

Two key developments in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will likely take place this month. Congress will more than likely pass the Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 (which begins on October 1) and General McChrystal will likely request that additional troops be deployed to Afghanistan. The Defense Appropriations Bill contains about $130 billion to wage the wars and occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan through September 30, 2010. General McChrystal is expected to request that 15,000 to 45,000 additional U.S. troops be deployed to Afghanistan—bringing overall U.S. troops levels in Afghanistan to 84,000 to 114,000. Read the rest here

Write your Congress Member and your Senators right now at this link. It is easy to do. Please do it now. No more troops, no more money, End the War(s) Now.

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