Barak might want to check his numbers.

Obama's latest rant against our involvement in Iraq focused on his claim that we are spending $12 Billion dollars per month - and that, in his view, is unsustainable. There is another set of financials he might want to review as well: the cost of ignoring our enemies.

9/11 by the Numbers

Death, destruction, charity, salvation, war, money, real estate, spouses, babies, and other September 11 statistics.

The initial numbers are indelible: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes. Time they took to fall: 12 seconds. From there, they ripple out.

The cost to NYC for ignoring our enemies. This does not include losses to the rest of the country, losses to our industries (think of the losses and additional costs to the airline industry alone!), increased recurring costs of our on-going security efforts. So, before Obama proposes an exit from Iraq to save $12 Billion per month, perhaps he might want to consider the real costs of such an act.