The American Friends Service Committee reports that the "US spent $ 976,121,986,000 on the military in 2008, including budgeted funds and 'special supplements' like the one to pay for the war in Iraq. That's $ 1.9 million spent every single minute for war and so-called defense". There fund-raiser letter opened a campaign to raise $ 1.9 million for One Minute for Peace. This figure comes from a newsletter from AFSC I received a few months ago; there was no date on the letter. Some research will be required to check on the $ 976 billion number. It does seem high.
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