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29. More like three trillion* .....

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 01:58 PM

Mar 2013

.... not counting the lifetime costs we will now have for traumatic brain injuries, PTSD,
and other medical problems.

BTW how much did Liz Cheney get paid to oversee the rebuilding of Iraq's infrastructure?

* http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/true-cost-of-the-war
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Govt Report: We Wasted a Ton of Money in Iraq [View all] meegbear Mar 2013 OP

DUers have known that ever since Blackwater got the contract, along with KBR and Halliburton loudsue Mar 2013 #1

Yep. It was a big 'ole siphon from the US Treasury to the 1%. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #4

Great video, sad, but great ybbor Mar 2013 #30

It's killing our spirit too. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #32

I think the Bush administration accomplished it's mission. the relocated the treasury from the govt. olddad56 Mar 2013 #27

Cheney's net income going to 400% while VP pretty much tells this story. lark Mar 2013 #34

since we were spending about 2 billion a WEEK between afghanistan and iraq, that 60 billion niyad Mar 2013 #2

I think that it's just for reconstruction efforts Kber Mar 2013 #12

The post above mine is absolutely right Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #66

Waste. Steal. Funny how fluid word meanings can be. nt valerief Mar 2013 #3

I'd say the word most of the culprits likely use is "invest". kentauros Mar 2013 #7

Yep, they all ransack the Treasury and put the dough in their vests. valerief Mar 2013 #14

Well that's AP for ya. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #20

"America's 'waste' is our MegaBucks. Smirk. Sneer." - WarProfiteers, Inc. (R) Berlum Mar 2013 #5

That's just in reconstruction grants. Add $2trillion in war costs and $12 billion that went MISSING blm Mar 2013 #6

No mention of L. Paul Bremer... IthinkThereforeIAM Mar 2013 #35

Life after public service OmahaBlueDog Mar 2013 #49

Three colleigate-level Iraqis and a trained monkey could have run that occupation better than Bremer Volaris Mar 2013 #73

That is a question that needs to be answered. I've seen on DU where loudsue Mar 2013 #50

No **** iandhr Mar 2013 #8

And more than a ton of.... AlbertCat Mar 2013 #9

Way more than a ton... corkhead Mar 2013 #10

Baghdad may have been the intended destination, but there is no doubt LuckyLib Mar 2013 #19

Don't forget L. Paul Bremer... IthinkThereforeIAM Mar 2013 #36

Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Mar 2013 #11

good one, anyone who even begins to take this story serious is in danger of becoming a republican. olddad56 Mar 2013 #60

They're just now figuring that out? Pararescue Mar 2013 #13

We needed a study to show this? AllyCat Mar 2013 #15

A few questions. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #16

My "I told you so" file is over stuffed They_Live Mar 2013 #17

WOW!!! Really?!? Who knew? Oh, wait... n/t TygrBright Mar 2013 #18

No shit! Carolina Mar 2013 #21

What an amazing revelation jsr Mar 2013 #22

It's only trendy with the "liberally-biased media" NOW because zbdent Mar 2013 #23

$60 billion. That is horseshit. The cost is over a trillion. olddad56 Mar 2013 #24

exactly and the Blackwater filthy costs too, RedCloud Mar 2013 #28

More like three trillion* ..... Botany Mar 2013 #29

60 billion is likely only reconstruction funds. Running an army is far higher. Selatius Mar 2013 #57

Or more. How much of the two trillion Rummy "lost" (as he told us 9/10/01) valerief Mar 2013 #59

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #68

The title is an understatement by a factor of 661. Towlie Mar 2013 #25

I think it's the "schools and hospitals" budget, not the "killing people" budget Kolesar Mar 2013 #54

The mind wobbles. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #26

How About American Aide? Left Turn Only Mar 2013 #31

Does that include the missing $20 billion in cash? aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #33

$60 billion... Oh now that's cute... n/t Earth_First Mar 2013 #37

Does this include the $900 M Embassy? benld74 Mar 2013 #38

Or the 6.6 Billion in pallets of $100 dollar bills flown to Iraq that was "lost" progressoid Mar 2013 #42

That was Iraqi money Mnpaul Mar 2013 #62

All over the world Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2013 #39

but...but..those were Conspiracy Theories formercia Mar 2013 #40

...and killed alot of innocent people. ..nt TeeYiYi Mar 2013 #41

More like 80 tons eringer Mar 2013 #43

These wars impoverished America and their future lovuian Mar 2013 #44

But you can't force "austerity" without using up all the money and owing serious debt. n/t Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #45

Yeah but the M.I.C. made out like bandits. MH1 Mar 2013 #46

That money wasn't wasted, it was looted and stolen from taxpayers. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2013 #47

^ THIS ^ magellan Mar 2013 #48

+1 - "Lost" in the "fog of war"= major theft, money laundering - ask KBR, Halliburton, Blackwater wordpix Mar 2013 #58

That's okay! We can use our Social Security to make up for it! KansDem Mar 2013 #51

More than just a ton! indie9197 Mar 2013 #52

"wasted" is not exactly the right word. unblock Mar 2013 #53

$500 Billion (in twenties) = 27,500 tons kristopher Mar 2013 #55

What happened? I passed out in a faint from this shocking news 6 hours ago SaveAmerica Mar 2013 #56

No sh!t, Sherlock. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #61

One from the archives Mnpaul Mar 2013 #63

In other news, cats are aloof Kennah Mar 2013 #64

I'm telling you, if we get many more of these stories, I'm going to demand tavalon Mar 2013 #65

NO NO NO, it's the welfare mamas and immigrants Heather MC Mar 2013 #67

on the other hand, if we had not blown up the country in the first place, we wouldn't have niyad Mar 2013 #69

But then, "shock and awe" wouldn't have worked as well as it did. [Sarcasm] kiranon Mar 2013 #76

And because of this, TIME TO EAT YOUR PEAS, GRANDMA & GRANDPA!! bullwinkle428 Mar 2013 #70

Rummy on 9-11 90-percent Mar 2013 #71

In another similar study - conclusion reached was "water is wet" MillennialDem Mar 2013 #72

But private contractors saves us money, I tells ya quakerboy Mar 2013 #74

We've been wasting it since we went in there! sakabatou Mar 2013 #75

OMG Really? No way! Quantess Mar 2013 #77

Will there be a government report tommorow about how the sky is blue? ButterflyBlood Mar 2013 #78

To say nothing of 100,000+ innocent Iraqi dead primavera Mar 2013 #79