[Media-watch] Monbiot on aid spending

[David J McKnight]

"The US government has so far pledged $350m to the victims of the 
tsunami, and the UK government £50m ($96m). The US has spent $148 
billion on the Iraq war and the UK £6bn ($11.5bn). The war has been 
running for 656 days. This means that the money pledged for the 
tsunami disaster by the United States is the equivalent of one and a 
half day's spending in Iraq. The money the UK has given equates to 
five and a half days of our involvement in the war." 

www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1382932,00.html

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