National Priorities Project says war spending growing in Afghanistan

Some public interest groups are using the occassion of the Aghanistan War anniversary to raise awarenness about the costs of the war.

The National Priorities Project monitors war spending in Iraq and Aghanistan and calculates the wars will cost more than $1 trillion by March of next year.  The New Hampshire-based organization says taxpayer dollars could do a lot more if spent on education, health care, housing and other public goods and services.  FSRN spoke to the National Priorities Project´s Director, Jo Comerford.

If you´d like to see war spending figures for your state or your city, you can visit the NPPs website at www.nationalpriorities.org.