The Iraq War - State by State

The Center for American progress has published a very useful interactive map where you can see how much the war in Iraq has cost your state, and contrasts it with how much money your state has received for Homeland Security and for No Child Left Behind. It highlights, magnifies and exposes my main contention that this administration does not care about its citizens.

For instance, New York State has paid $13,000,000,000 for the war in Iraq (of which New York City paid $4,000,000,000) but has only received $4,250,000,000 in funding for Homeland Security. In other words the NY State government is spending three times more to keep Iraqis safe than it is to keep me safe. And No Child Left Behind? Only $1,830,000,000. So we're stupid AND in danger.

This disparity is even greater in states without terrorist magnets like New York. Texas paid $11.5B for the war, but only got $1.93B for Homeland Security and $1.81 for No Child Left Behind!!