Costly Comparisons

Let us get the tsunami disaster and, indeed, all the problems afflicting the 3rd world into perspective. Here is the perspective.
Cost of one F-22 Raptor tactical fighter jet-$225 million
Cost of the US war in Iraq-$228 million a day
Amount sent by Messrs Kerry and Bush election campaigns-$400 million
Estimated cost of Mr Bush's second inauguration and ball- $1 trillion
Cost of Us war in Iraq in 2004- $147 billion
US reconstruction aid budgeted for Iraq (though never spent)-$18 billion
Amount the US initailly offered in aid to tsunami victims- $10 million
Amount US offered in tsunami aid after being chastised by the UN- $35 million