Last year we spent a total of $690.3 billion dollars in Iraq. Whether you view the war as effective or not is not the point. The point is that we are in a global recession that is the worst recession since the Great Depression. We need to take action to start to rebuild the United States economy. We need to start to bring troops back from overseas so we can cut the cost and put that money towards education. By funding education we give the future of our country a better chance at sucess. It is time we take action in making the United states number one highest country for college graduates.