Budget for a Lie

5 million or more people are homeless in Asia after the big Tsunami and 300,000 are dead. The US has pledged $350 million for Aid and is considering increasing this by another $300 million. That is a total of $650 million that they are sending or whatever they are doign with it, to help in these countries. Seems very nice.
Bush wants to get another $80 BILLION to perpetuate the war based on lies overseas for another two years.
That is 230 times the original amount they are sending for aid, or 123 times if they do send more. Something just doesn't seem right here. The whole "War on Terror" sham is bad enough, but this is a total mismanagement of resources IMO. If the US wants to seriously be considered the world's Top Power and gain the respect of everyone that they crave, then perhaps they should consider a new path to this goal.
I am going to pull some numbers out of my butt now, since I am not an authority in these areas, but say it costs $100,000 to build a very nice modern house in North America, it could be half overseas. This would be a large uber modern dwelling... capable of supporting a very large family. With $80 BILLION the US could literally build 800,000 houses in North America, or double it or more overseas!!!! I am sure my guess of $50,000 in a third world country is really out to lunch but it is just an idea.
With $80 BILLION, US scientists could easily develop an alternate fuel supply and cease hostilities to oil rich countries that are no longer their pawns...
Stupid waste of money. Stupid waste of life. Stupid world we live in.