For the cost of the Iraq War, what progress could there have been in space exploration, travel, and even settlements?
Iraq War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War “Financial costs with approximately $612 billion spent as of 4/09 the CBO has estimated the total cost of the war in Iraq to U.S. taxpayers will be around $1.9 trillion.” Financial cost of the Iraq War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cost_of_the_2003_Iraq_Conflict “According to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report published in October 2007, the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost taxpayers a total of $2.4 trillion dollars by 2017 when counting the huge interest costs because combat is being financed with borrowed money. The CBO estimated that of the $2.4 trillion long-term price tag for the war, about $1.9 trillion of that would be spent on Iraq.” Space Race http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race “The Apollo 11 Moon landing, the high point of NASA’s success, cost an estimated 20 to 25 billion dollars.” My question in Yahoo! Answers in 9 categories: “For the cost of the Iraq War, what progress could there have been in