Home cost of wars
by Arnaud De BorchgraveWashington
(UPI) Oct 12, 2012
The American Society of Civil
Engineers issued a cry of alarm five years ago in the form of three separate report cards on the state of
the nation's infrastructure in 15 major categories -- from bridges to rail
lines, pipelines, dams, waterways, highways and all other publicly regulated
facilities.
Steam pipes under Manhattan are almost 100 years old and underground
explosions occur with dangerous regularity, sending geysers of hot steam
skywards.
U.S. infrastructure repairs and new projects have been repeatedly postponed
as defense requirements and two wars over the past 11 years took priority.
