...IN LIVES...

...IN OTHER...

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

85 casualties
from Indiana

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

...LOST AND...

...NEEDS...

  • costs to international
    security.
U.S. Military Personnel Wounded
28,770 in Iraq
1,472 in Afghanistan
U.S. Reservists Currently on Duty
144,577
OR

Offer 976,489 Scholarships
for Indiana College Students

OR
        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

605 wounded from
Indiana and 2,531
Indiana reservists
currently in Iraq

Hire 125,047 Indiana Public School Teachers

OR

Provide 6,600,707 Homes
with renewable electricity
Contact us by visiting the Michiana
Peace and Justice Coalition website
www.michianapeacejustice.org

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