I'm not....

Post #259,562 by Simon_Jester 6/21/06 1:49:14 PM 6/21/06 2:06:00 PM Reply	I'm not.... but my recent google search shows analysts who did. They're reporting costs that top [link\|http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1681119,00.html\|2 trillion]. Given current costs of approx 290 billion (not counting our most recent expenditure); it doesn't seem unreasonable to me anymore. Sadly, the highest estimate given on containment is 700 billion. Want a laugh? Look back to the reports that listed war costs at [link\|http://www.iraqfoundation.org/news/2003/ajan/2_whitehouse.html\|50 billion....max]. War on the cheap indeed. [link\|http://www.house.gov/schakowsky/iraqquotes_web.htm\|Some quotes]: Well, the Office of Management and Budget, has come up come up with a number that's something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question. Edited by Simon_Jester June 21, 2006, 02:06:00 PM EDT I'm not.... but my recent google search shows analysts who did. They're reporting costs that top 1 trillion. Given current costs of approx 290 billion (not counting our most recent expenditure); it doesn't seem unreasonable to me anymore. Sadly, the highest estimate given on containment is 700 billion. Want a laugh? Look back to the reports that listed war costs at 50 billion....max. War on the cheap indeed. Collapse All History
Post #259,616 by jb4 6/21/06 6:14:46 PM Reply	Seems to me we could buy off all of Iraq for that! And get the oil fields as a throw-in! jb4 "So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't." — Stephen Colbert, at the White House Correspondent's Dinner 29Apr06
Post #259,639 by ben_tilly 6/21/06 8:06:01 PM Reply	We probably could There are about 27 million people in Iraq. GDP/capita is $3400. We're actually spending money there faster than they're producing anything! Cheers, Ben The great masses of people ... will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one. -- Adolf Hitler

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