Iraq/Afghanistan FY '08: $190,000,000,000 ($190bn)
Apollo Progam (1961-1975): $135bn (2006 Dollars)
Manhattan Project (1941-1946): $23bn (2007 Dollars)
World War II (1941-1945,American Expenditure): $3,300bn (2006 Dollars)
So, to summarize, one year in Iraq/Afghanistan is equivalent to the sum of the entirety of both the Apollo project (14 years) and the Manhattan Project (5 years), or one quarter of the average per-year expenditure of the USA during World War II. Which was an actual war, mind you. Like, with a declaration and stuff.
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