On Jan. 15 the Des Moines Register estimated that the cost of the George Bush War is now estimated at $2 trillion. A number so large it’s difficult to understand what that cost really means.
We are now starting to see the real cost .
A few days later, the front page had a number I could understand — 523. That’s the number of homeless children in the Des Moines school district, and it is what I believe to be a sign of the real cost of this administration.
Recently we saw the proposed Bush budget that basically increases everything for the military and cuts most domestic programs. The claim is that this is needed for my security. The reality is our current political path is creating more enemies and insecurity than resolving the issues.
We cannot afford this political direction any longer and deserve better.
— Tim Andersen, Polk City.
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