The fact that nobody is talking about all the money being used to bailout XYZ corporations here in the states vs. getting us out of Iraq is just mind-numbing!

OpenCRS lays out the numbers for us:

Congress has approved a total of about $864 billion for military operations, base security, reconstruction, foreign aid, embassy costs, and veterans’ health care for the three operations initiated since the 9/11 attacks:

1. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) – Afghanistan and other counter terror operations,
2. Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) – providing enhanced security at military bases, and
3. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

Of that total, CRS estimates that:

• Iraq will receive about $657 billion (76%),
• OEF about $173 billion (20%), and

I wasn’t shooting for ‘force over the horizon coordinator’ (aka FOTC for my sometimer buddies out there), but it’s showing up in the #9 spot on Google right now and #7 for search phrases coming my way.

Go figure.

But some pranksters are also landing on me for ‘billy girl’ searches too; at least I’m #12 for that one.

Funny what those Google Webmaster Tools will reveal for you .