I was one of the millions of "traitors" who thought this was a bad idea...Boy were we dumb.
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Shortly after the March 2003 invasion, Congress set up a $2.4 billion fund to help ease the sting of war for Iraqis. It aimed to rebuild Iraq?s water and electricity systems; provide food, health care and governance for its people; and take care of those who were forced from their homes in the fighting. Fewer than six months later, President George W. Bush asked for $20 billion more to further stabilize Iraq and help turn it into an ally that could gain economic independence and reap global investments.
To date, the U.S. has spent more than $60 billion in reconstruction grants to help Iraq get back on its feet after the country that has been broken by more than two decades of war, sanctions and dictatorship. That works out to about $15 million a day.
And yet Iraq?s government is rife with corruption and infighting. Baghdad?s streets are still cowed by near-daily deadly bombings. A quarter of the country?s 31 million population lives in poverty, and few have reliable electricity and clean water.
Overall, including all military and diplomatic costs and other aid, the U.S. has spent at least $767 billion since the American-led invasion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. National Priorities Project, a U.S. research group that analyzes federal data, estimated the cost at $811 billion, noting that some funds are still being spent on ongoing projects.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/re...ts.php?ref=fpa
That's a lot of taxpayer cake! Thank goodness it was totally wasted instead of being used to hire teachers - that'd REALLY piss people off - we're broke, after all! Oh well. It's not like we had tons of debt at the time. We could afford to blow it
then I suppose.
Kinda sad about all the death and suffering I guess.
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Total American deaths since war began (3/19/03): 4488
American Wounded: 32021
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http://antiwar.com/casualties/
But we had TONS of soldiers - and hey - they
volunteered, after all.
The innocent civilians?
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Documented civilian deaths from violence
111,407 ? 121,754
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http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/
Who the fuck cares??? They were brown!!!
We miss you, Dubya!
