Hey there skono, what's even more amazing is that we went from a $200B surplus (projected $5T surplus by 2010) to an $8T deficit (projected $11T by 2010) in just 6 YEARS! Here's a few of links you may find of interest... Nat'l Debt Clocks <A HREF="http://zfacts.com/p/461.html" target="_blank">http://zfacts.com/p/461.html</A> Nat'l Debt Graph <A HREF="http://zfacts.com/p/318.html" target="_blank">http://zfacts.com/p/318.html</A> Cost Of War <A HREF="http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182" target="_blank">http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182</A>