The costs of the current war

in Iraq are high and rising daily.

Iraqi Civilian Casualties
81,032 - 88,479

Iraqi Deaths under U.S. Custody
unknown

U.S. Military Casualties
3,960 in Iraq
483 in Afghanistan

FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF
MONEY INDIANA TAXPAYERS
HAVE SPENT ON THE WAR
IN IRAQ WE COULD:

Provide healthcare for
3,459,013 Children in Indiana

OR

Send 1,030,100 Children to Head Start

In addition to the sky-rocketing

human, monetary, and social

costs quantified here, there are

many other costs not so easy to

quantify but just as real:

• costs to the long-term
  health of the U.S. economy
  including an expanded trade
  deficit and high inflation

OR

Build 72,713 Affordable
Housing Units in Indiana

• costs to U.S. credibility
  both at home and abroad,
  especially as pertaining
  to respect for international
  law and human rights

• costs to international
  security.

        The occupation of Iraq provides

        terrorist organizations with

        an increasingly effective

        recruitment tool.

It's time to develop less costly

policies both at home and abroad

Contact us by visiting the Michiana
Peace and Justice Coalition website
www.michianapeacejustice.org