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Iraq war cost around 1 to 2 trillion dollars ? That question mark is not really necessary. I recall when an economist said, as the war was ramping up, that th
by finid 10y ago
Iraq war cost around 1 to 2 trillion dollars ?
That question mark is not really necessary.
I recall when an economist said, as the war was ramping up, that the cost will be in the trillions. The wise guys in the Bush administration and the military said he was yapping out of the back of his neck. They put the final cost at a few hundred billion.
Turns out the guy was right.
His math included the cost of taking care the vets. That part of the cost will keep going up until all the vets are all dead.
Meanwhile, we're back in Iraq in some fashion.
- Chathamization 10y ago> The wise guys in the Bush administration and the military said he was yapping out of the back of his neck. They put the final cost at a few hundred billion. They actually put the cost at $50-60 billion.[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/washington/19cost.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/washington/19cost.html
- finid 10y agoThat was the initial estimate, when the war just started. I recall members of the Bush admin telling requesting Congress to fund the war to the tune of $50 billion, that the cost to America wasn't going to be more than that and that because Iraq has oil, the rest of the cost will come from Iraqi oil revenue. Not too long after that, if I recall correctly, they came back for another $75 billion (?) or so. And that was not the last time.