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KY_EnviroGuy

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19. Thanks, Sunlei for pointing out those additional factors.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 07:27 AM
Nov 2017

That Watson Report is making for interesting, informative reading.

I recall some wise heads estimating our total cost of the Iraq war at around $3T toward the (semi-)end of that conflict and most talking heads thought it was crazy.

These reports also do not - and probably cannot - factor in psychological costs, either to people in those war zones or in the USA. Nor does it include long-term costs to those economies due to loss of human capital, or the "what could have been".

There's also no accounting for loss of culture and community - two of the most important factors to peaceful human existence.


And This is why we can't have nice things LittleGirl Nov 2017 #1
This is exactly right edhopper Nov 2017 #2
see that's the thing LittleGirl Nov 2017 #3
Because too many idiot voters edhopper Nov 2017 #4
YES! LittleGirl Nov 2017 #5
They will probably be edhopper Nov 2017 #6
As usual! indeed. lol. eom LittleGirl Nov 2017 #8
Very true Sailor65x1 Nov 2017 #10
Big K&R Duppers Nov 2017 #7
More than three times? And the talk from conservatives on the Hill today... - Tax cuts! Grins Nov 2017 #9
According to a rough calculation that is approx. $18,000 per capita. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #11
Yup, every man, woman and child. TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #12
actually 23k per capita-"Cost of war Report" was done by Brown Universitys Watson Institute for In Sunlei Nov 2017 #15
Thanks, Sunlei for pointing out those additional factors. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #19
Nice to remember the next time someone tries to make Bush out to be "not so bad." FreeStateDemocrat Nov 2017 #13
Spent? No: Loyd Nov 2017 #14
consider from this report, the fact-"Costs for the care of Vietnam War veterans have not yet peaked" Sunlei Nov 2017 #18
From the Brown U report- "Furthermore, the $5.6 trillion figure does not include the money the U.S. Sunlei Nov 2017 #16
also doesn't include costs at "local level" of caring for our Veterans or equptment left in war zone Sunlei Nov 2017 #17
That money flowed out with ZERO pushback RandiFan1290 Nov 2017 #20
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