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The US didn't make a dime from invading Iraq, it was a huge net loss.

• tehayj 14y ago
  Yes that's what they found out after they invaded.
• jackpirate 14y ago
  The US taxpayer didn't make a dime. The military industrial complex made a metric shitload.
  • chii 14y ago
    you have to hope that the benefits of the war would somehow trickle down to the general populous.
    • nitrogen 14y ago
      Unfortunately this is an example of the broken window fallacy. Sure, lots of people are put to work, but they are destroying real value instead of creating it.