Cost of the War in Iraq

Here's a make-you-think web site. It tracks the on-going cost of the Iraqi war, numbers scrolling like the cost at a gas pump:

http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

Be sure to play with the comparisons to your local community. For instance, the portion of costs they allocate to San Diego County (about $3.6 billion and counting) could have been used to hire about 63,000 teachers.