Here and There
A Comparison of the Bush Administration's Iraq Reconstruction Package
Produced by the Center for American Progress based on data from the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee

IRAQ	UNITED STATES
$6,000 per radio/telephone The Bush Administration has requested $3.6 million for 400 handheld radios and 200 satellite phones at an average cost of $6,000 each.	$495 Cost of satellite phone   $54.99 Cost of walkie-talkie radios
$33,000 per pickup truck The Bush Administration has requested $2.64 million for 80 pick-up trucks at a cost of $33,000 each.	$15,454 Cost of the award-winning GMC truck
$50,000 per prison bed The Bush Administration has requested $400 million to build two 4,000 bed prisons for a cost of $50,000 per prison bed.	$14,000 Rough cost per bed of building new prison
$10,000 per month for business school Administration has requested $20 million to teach a 4-week course business course at a cost of $10,000 per student.	$4,000 Per month tuition at Harvard Business School
$200,000 per protected witness The Bush Administration has requested $100 million to protect 100 families with average of 5 members per family.	$10,273 Cost per witness for protection in the U.S. Federal Witness Protection
$333 for 30 half days of computer training The Bush Administration requested $40 million for a $333per-person, per-month half day computer course	$200 Cost of 6 month computer course at American community colleges

Produced by the Center for American Progress based on data from the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee

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