You won't believe this...A 2,300-square-foot plot of land (Sand only) on the good side of town costs $350,000. Considering an acre is 43,560 square feet I say that sand is pretty expensive.

Now get this...A 750 square foot house in a lower middle class neighborhood goes for over $150,000.

My guess would be this has largely to do with our effort to bring stability to the region. If we were to pull out in defeat the extremists would pour into Baghdad and Iraq would become the terrorist capital of the World. Good luck going back in to clean up that mess.