Dave of the11thhour on the cost of the Iraq war.
It's increasing!
Three Hundred Seventy Nine Billion Dollars spent on the Iraq war so far.
According to the CIA the population of Iraq is twenty six million seventy four thousand.
Let's do some simple math.
$379,000,000,000 / 26,074,906. = $14,535.
That's $14,535 per man, woman, and child in Iraq.
According to the CIA, Iraq's per capita income is $3,500, which means we have spent the equivalent of four years per capita income on each Iraqi since our invasion of that country.
Of course the money being spent on the war is not being spent on the average Iraqi. In fact Iraqis are much worse off financially than they were before the invasion.
We could have spent the last three years tossing stacks of one hundred dollars bills out of our Humvees, and at least that way there'd be far fewer IED's, and RPG attacks on our soldiers.
In fact I doubt there would be anyone attacking our troops at all - not without a great deal of fear, and trepidation.
The war is being financed with deficit dollars (stolen from future generations of U.S. taxpayers), and is making friends of President Bush richer by the day.
What has the war in Iraq gained the average citizen of the U.S.?
I can't think of anything gained which would be worth the blood, and treasure this war has already cost this nation.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
自助餐城市所有者请读了 - Please Bring Food
Image: Budda
斯普林菲尔德, 伊利诺伊所有者自助餐城市。我们吃了您的食物。您的食物品尝了好。食物价格是好的。您的服务是好的。 不要感觉痛苦。我们感觉您的哀痛。我们祝愿您开始新地方吃。我们要您做大时运。请雇用法定工作者。请雇用美国工作者。自助餐城市食物是最佳的食物。再开自助餐城市。
Image: Chinese Buffet
我乞求所有中国企业人民听。 斯普林菲尔德伊利诺伊需要中国自助餐。 我们的中国自助餐最近是闭合的。 自助餐城市是极端有利事务。 做任何人将是被找出的斯普林菲尔德的巨大的时运, 伊利诺伊打开中国自助餐。 我们是伊利诺伊资本。 我们提供几所学院, 并且伊利诺伊大学并且是这里。 我们和有几家大医院。 我们位于在芝加哥, 伊利诺伊附近。 我们提供愉快的学校, 优良住宅, 以安全社区。 我们的人民是极端宽容, 与中国人民。 我们爱中国食物。 请位于到斯普林菲尔德, 伊利诺伊您的中国自助餐。
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Are Springfield Illinois' Historic Homes Haunted?
Photo: Are Spirits Haunting The Lincoln Home Historic Area?
The homes in the Lincoln Home Historic Area in Springfield, Illinois see hundred's of thousands of visitors each year, but what happens after the sun sets is somewhat of a mystery even to those who work in the popular tourist site.
To be continued..,
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Baking Orbs The Old Fashioned Way - Lasers
Photograph: Plasma Dots Via Pulsed Laser
Magic via Science - Making Orbs with Lasers
By synchronizing these pulses and controlling them with software, our device can draw any 3D objects in air.
-Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology-
Researchers at the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology listed their accomplishments in the field of 3D display systems using lasers to create dots of plasma out of air.
- We have used laser produced plasma technology to make a flashpoint in the air.
- We have greatly improved the brightness, contrast, and production distance of the plasma by optimizing the laser beams.
- Using a laser plasma, we have been the first to succeed in displaying "real 3D images" in a space where there is nothing but air.
Graphic: Using Lasers To Create Plasma Dots In A 3D Display System
Japanese researchers use lasers to creating plasma dots. Using computer controlled lasers allows for the creation of 3D dot matrix patterns in mid-air!
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