Alabamians have paid $4.8 billion for the Iraq War thus far

Feel cheated yet?
Taxpayers in Alabama have paid $4.8 billion for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:

1,995,161 People with Health Care for One Year OR
3,533,464 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
132,465 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
92,479 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
906,966 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
330 New Elementary Schools OR
58,058 Affordable Housing Units OR
5,007,394 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
743,203 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
96,245 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
77,853 Port Container Inspectors for One year

Well at least pan OPLOY was only 5 bucks.