Blood and Treasure: Bush vs. Bin Laden

As President Obama announces the end of combat operations in Iraq, let's look at how much Bush's war cost us, compared with the destruction of 9/11. How many Americans did Bush send to their deaths, and how much money did Bush cost us, when compared with Osama Bin Laden?

Cost to America:

Number of Americans killed:

Sure, there are larger policy issues here. Bush wasn't actually trying to kill American GI's, but he was the one who sent them to Iraq. Just saying.

Sources:

• costofwar.com
• icasualties.org
• wikipedia.org
• cbsnews.com