As our young Americans continue to pay with their lives in this illegal war started by our President, the costs continue to rack up for every person living in District 12 in Illinois.
Taxpayers in Congressional District 12, represented by Jerry Costello, Democrat, will pay $283.7 million for the President's request for additional Iraq war spending in FY2008 and FY2009.
For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
118,508 People with Health Care for One Year OR

377,269 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR

5,837 Public Safety Officers for One year OR

4,948 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR

28,708 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR

2,057 Affordable Housing Units OR

195,510 Children with Health Care for One Year OR

41,992 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR

4,360 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR

4,139 Port Container Inspectors for One year

If you take the cost of what has been spent, $1.1 billon to date for the Iraq war, the following could have been provided:
460,218 People with Health Care for One Year OR

1,465,102 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR

22,669 Public Safety Officers for One year OR

19,215 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR

111,488 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR

7,988 Affordable Housing Units OR

759,253 Children with Health Care for One Year OR

163,073 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR

16,933 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR

16,072 Port Container Inspectors for One year

The American people must demand a pull-out from this war! The only way to do this is by making a change as to who represents you in this district, which is currently Jerry Costello. Even though he says he is against the war, he continues to vote for funding for the war.
When Rodger Jennings is elected to the US Congress, he will support the pull-out of American troops in Iraq and support opening a diplomatic dialogue with Iran. Change starts with YOU, and voting for Rodger Jennings will begin the change process.

The above information was supplied by: www.nationalpriorities.org