I read last week that one Cruise missile costs half a million dollars; I'm curious about how much the whole war in Iraq is costing.

The reason I'm curious is that some American friends of mine are suffering really terrible family problems due to the inadequacy of the health system in the US - an elderly woman's house has been sold, she's being put on and off hospice care by the HMO to which she belongs, her daughters are under threat of having their funds taken, etc.

Would it actually be feasible for the money to be put into health care for US citizens instead of killing non-US citizens, or am I a mad dreamer?