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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Dollars Spent on War in Afghanistan

Wondering how much Canada could have plowed into rolling back greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/10/09/afghanistan-cost-report.html
The military mission in Afghanistan could cost a total of $18.1 billion or $1,500 per Canadian household by 2011, according to a government report that also criticized how financial records are being kept.
Pocket change? Not!

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