...IN LIVES...

...IN OTHER...

The cost of the current war in
Afghanistan is high and rising daily.

Iraqi Civilian Casualties
104,602 - 114,268

Aghani Civilian Casualties
17,611 - 37,205

U.S. Military Casualties
4,484 in Iraq
1,875 in Afghanistan

FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY
INDIANA TAXPAYERS WILL SPEND
ON THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
THIS YEAR WE COULD:

Provide Pell Grants for
319,649 Students in Indiana

OR

Hire 33,805 Elementary School Teachers

In addition to sky-rocketing
human, monetary, and social
costs listed 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

134 casualties
from Indiana

OR

Provide 291,751 Children
With 1 Year of Head Start

 

  • 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
32,200 in Iraq
14,342 in Afghanistan
Civilian contractors killed:
468
OR

Offer 283,192 Scholarships
for Indiana College Students

OR
  • The occupation of
    Afghanistan provides
    terrorist organizations with an effective
    recruitment tool.

         It's time to develop less costly
         policies both at home and abroad

916 Indiana
Military Wounded
in Iraq & Afghanistan

Hire 36,890 Indiana Public Safety Officers

OR

Hire 36,569 Firefighters
Contact us by visiting the Michiana
Peace and Justice Coalition website
community.michiana.org/justice

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