I DON'T WANT TO WHINE....

(at least not too much) but this NPR story reminded me how extravagant military expenditures can be:

Among The Costs Of War: $20B In Air Conditioning

by NPR Staff
June 25, 2011
The amount the U.S. military spends annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan: $20.2 billion.

I can think of other places that need AC: