A few days ago I wrote about the outrageous expense of the “war” and the dream that it had been spent on energy independence instead. Now, the gang over at Solar Power Rocks put together a graph showing the relative US expenditures on the Iraq War and alternative energy. It’s eye-opening and window-busting. Click here to see it.
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