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Bush Can Blow $3 Trillion, How ’bout You?!

See what you would do with the cost of the War in Iraq

by Peter Gilstrap
Posted May 15th, 6:00am | News

As celeb-with-a-brain (yes, despite what the tabs would have you believe, they do exist) John Cusack pointed out recently in his Huffington Post column, the projected cost of America’s noble crusade in Iraq is a staggering $3 trillion. Yes, the same amount that third graders spend on bets involving eating boogers.

But it’s no joke, of course, as thousands of people die and companies like Halliburton prosper, and the mind wanders to exactly what $3 trillion could buy…so to offer that answer, we have the web site http://3trillion.org.

“With the $3 trillion shopping spree, anything’s possible!” spouts the ad on the site. “Mary in Michigan gave health care to all Americans and still had $2.8 trillion left over…Gary in Indiana bought 1.5 billion pounds of Beluga caviar…Debby in New York bought 500 schools in her home state and still had two trillion, nine hundred and eighty seven billion dollars left for school supplies!” You get the idea.

Shoppers can browse among virtual aisles like Automotive, Health & Beauty, Music & CDs, Apparel & Shoes that provide a sexy catalogue of items with appropriate price tags. Fill your cart with delicacies like a Mexican Border Fence, $20,000,000.00, an NFL team, $97,000,000.00, a vacation to space $20,000,000.00, 1,000 librarian’s salaries, 38,000, 000.00, or perhaps “The Office - Season One,” at $11.00. It’s fun and easy, but unfortunately—just like the war in Iraq—there’s no money back guarantee.

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