gistfile1.js

function calculateIraq (multiplier) {
  var previouslyAllocated = 797310713001;		 // amount previously allocated for all prior years combined
  var ratePerMS = 0.318675948653 ;		// the rate per MS of the war for current fiscal year
  var curDate = new Date();				// today's date
  var diff = curDate - startFiscalYear;			// MS between today and start of fiscal year
  costOfIraq = (previouslyAllocated + (diff * ratePerMS)) * multiplier;    // cost of Iraq war at this time
}

function calculateAg (multiplier) {
  var previouslyAllocated = 459786487495;		// amount previously allocated for all prior years combined
  var ratePerMS = 3.51199622774;		// the rate per MS of the war for current fiscal year
  var curDate = new Date();				// today's date
  var diff = curDate - startFiscalYear;			// MS between today and start of fiscal year
  costOfAg = (previouslyAllocated + (diff * ratePerMS)) * multiplier;    // cost of Afghanistan war at this time
}


function calculateTotal () {
  costOfTotal = (costOfAg + costOfIraq);  // costoftotal = cost of iraq + cost of afghanistan
  if (costOfTotal <= 0) {
    alert ("costofwar.com uses your computers date to calculate the cost. "+
           "Yours must be wrong because according to your computer the war "+
           "hasn't even started yet!");
  }
}