Not to detract from the toll in lives but here's what Iraq atrocities cost

Jeffersons Ghost

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Fri Jun-02-06 12:58 AM
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Not to detract from the toll in lives but here's what Iraq atrocities cost

http://costofwar.com/index-college-scholarships.html

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CanuckAmok

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Fri Jun-02-06 01:03 AM
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1. But, see, the problem with that is....

Giving scholarships to kids only helps them earn more and live more enriched lives, while waging permanent, uninterrupted war since 1941 makes everybody* rich!

Why do you hate America?

*for the purposes of this post, "everybody" denotes the old, white, conservative, fanatical, already previously wealthy owners of huge stakes of Big Oil, Armaments, technology companies, and news outlets.

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Jeffersons Ghost

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Fri Jun-02-06 01:06 AM
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3. america, "how do i love the? let me count the ways."

wait! I can't count that fast... cool link isn't it?

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Suich

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Fri Jun-02-06 01:04 AM
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2. That's soooooo depressing.

When you click on the links to what else could be done with the money, it's sickening.

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mike_c

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Fri Jun-02-06 01:10 AM
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4. interesting that you posted that-- I have had it running all day...

...in a tab. It is so freaking shocking that I can't bring myself to close it. What the HELL has happened to this country's leadership?

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The_Casual_Observer

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Fri Jun-02-06 01:13 AM
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5. At some point somebody is going to call in that loan.

Then what?

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Muddy Waters Guitar

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Fri Jun-02-06 01:14 AM
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6. Great site, reminiscent of the national debt clock

If anything, probably lowballs it-- remember that Stiglitz and Bilmes estimate that Iraq is probably costing us up to $2 trillion when things like long-term health care costs for the wounded, and recruitment costs are figured. And it's only getting much more expensive by the day.

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