The U.S. fires 110 tomahawk missiles, each costs $569,000...62million dollars in 60 minutes

[xiamiam]

info from a friend

[polichick]

1. But we can't afford to help out with heating bills for the poor, right?

[Shagbark Hickory]

2. Oh good heavens, we're saddling our grandchildrens' children with debt!

[panader0]

3. I heard they cost closer to a million each

Still, the costs of the missles is small compared with the overall operation, fuel, etc.
I'm really unsure how to feel about these events.........

[tcaudilllg]

6. Hint: deactivate your affection for Obama.

[tcaudilllg]

4. 1327 laid off Wisconsin teachers.

for that sum.

[bigwillq]

5. They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-zgf-M2_8

[cliffordu]

7. What's the big fucking deal???

I used to run the entire GNP of Columbia up my nose every saturday night.

[originalpckelly]

8. And those were made on the spot for this intervention, right?

Of course they will be replaced, but they protect fighter pilots from having to directly take on those kinds of missions.

[tcaudilllg]

9. Tens of thousands' of school children's instruction is the price paid.

[Robb]

18. The problem with a zero-sum calculation like that is it assumes a paucity of dollars.

That's incorrect. There is no lack of funding, clearly -- the existence of these missiles is proof of that.

There is merely a lack of political will to spend more on education. Grounding the cruise missile "fleet" as it were would have zero effect on the dearth of political will to spend on education.

[daleo]

20. The existence of missiles proves there is funding for missiles

That's all it really proves.

[ThomCat]

12. You assume that there is any valid reason for fighter pilots to go

in there directly. All of that money would be saved if we weren't starting unnecessary wars.

[lovuian]

10. Great point We CAN"T afford this ...let the Oil companies

pay for those missiles

[slay]

14. +1

i'd rather it not happen at all - but if it is, yes let it be out in the open - let everyone KNOW we are doing this for oil by forcing the oil companies to foot the bill.

[Canuckistanian]

11. I wonder about the people who order these missiles fired

Do they appreciate how much they cost? Choose every target wisely and with respect to the mission?

I don't think they do. I think the commanders are a bunch of cowboy yahoos who fly by the seat of their pants.

[slay]

13. K&R

looks like Libya has been a smashing success - for the military industrial complex that is. What the fuck is wrong with this country and our priorities? We're stripping union rights to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and to bomb yet ANOTHER country? I am very ashamed of our country these days. Very.

[killbotfactory]

15. Put it on Gaddafi's tab.

[Turborama]

16. The U.S. & the U.K. fired 110 tomahawk missiles

There, fixed that for you.

Oh, and this is about the 110th time this has been posted since it happened.

[JoePhilly]

17. That money was SPENT long before we used those, you know that right?

I mean its not like we only pay for the missiles AFTER we shot them off.

[daleo]

21. I own the gas in my car, bought and paid for

But if I burn it up, I have to get more and that costs money. As with gasoline, so with missiles.

[Swede]

19. Hey,the price on these thing is going down.

Yesterday in was a million bucks.

[defendandprotect]

22. Presume these were already paid for? MEDICARE FOR ALL -- !!

[xiamiam]

23. what if everyone in America was given a fraction of that

wouldnt that just solve most of our problems right now?..what is each individual share of 62 million?

[Robb]

24. 19 cents. (nt)

[xiamiam]

28. that cant be right

[NutmegYankee]

29. 20 cents.

62million / 308 million Americans = 0.20

[ButterflyBlood]

30. The Census gave a US population of 308 million

So yeah, the math works.

[KurtNYC]

25. that's only the cost of 'breaking it' -- wait til you see the cost of "bought it"

as in "you broke it you bought it"

Now we have to make the rebels win and stabilize the country -- that's billions.

[lonestarnot]

26. Nope 1.5 mil says Fast Eddie and the number admitted was 125.

[lonestarnot]

27. And they were made in 2006 according to evidence found at Kadaffy's H.Q.

[lib2DaBone]

31. They always have money to protect the Corporations.....

Taxpayers... ehhhh.. not so much.