number two, the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. $1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the president s stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, here s another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, let s compare that $544 billion to medicare. by 2020 in the year we re paying $544 billion in interest, medicare will cost a mere $279 billion. we ll be paying almost double that just in interest on our debt. now, you may say that s clearly foul and bad and terrible things, but some people believe that spending more is the best way to get this country growing again, to grow out of our problem. paul krugman said the stimulus plan was not big enough. he wants here $800 billion on top of what we already spent
jury in the lacrosse place. that player convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in a drunken and jealous rage, but did he actually come out better than he could have? and there are new fears about chemical weapon sites in syria. the military is saying it would take almost as many troops as there are in afghanistan to protect those chemical sites. they re also concerned about those chemical weapons falling into the wrong hands and perhaps being used against civilians. and in america s constant battle of the bulge there may be yet another magic diet pill. it s the first prescription drug to battle obesity in a decade. we are going to tell you all about it. it s getting a lot of buzz. the pros and the cons. duel in the desert as they re calling it. five days left until arizona and michigan. it s been forever since we ve had a primary, right? rick santorum has had his turn at the top, but is it over? a lot of score cards saying that he may have actually missed his chan
yes, a moon base. just listen as things got pretty fire ri over immigration. is he still the moet anti-immigrant candidate? i think of the four of us, yes. go ahead, governor. that is simply inexcusable. actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and said that ad was inexcusable, inappropriate. i m not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife s father was born in whales. they came to this country. the idea that i m anti-immigrant is repulsive. to say that enforcing the u.s. law to protect our borders, to welcome people here legally, to expand legal immigration as i approve, that that s somehow anti-immigrant is simply the kind of over the top rhetoric that has characterized american politics too long and i m glad that marco rubio called you out on it. i m glad you withdrew it. i think you should apologize for it and i think you should recognize that having differences of opinions on issues does not allow you to slam people. whole new mitt romney t
the most pressing issue there is greece. reporter: yeah. that s right, ali. what i should also mention, though is that the markets have certainly learned over the last two years this euro in crisis has gone from bad to worse. what they wish for and, then, again, what politicians deliver. what they would ultimately like to see, these leaders agreen on a bold action on a statement promising bold action like raising the euro s bailout fund to cope with countries like greece that they re still having trouble paying bills and might also like a discussion about moo mooch mutualizing. germany, of course, is still very, very reluctant to fit the bill on that, ali. different finance abilities. so that mutualization or further union mayen very far apart. the international monetary fund christine lagarde has stern warnings about the prospects for recovery in europe. what did she have to say? reporter: yeah. not mincing worlds and in an interesting position, because this time last