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Iraq and Afghanistan 2nd to WW2
I don't know who calculated this, but NPR reported that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in adjusted dollars, cost second only to WW2:
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Hailiburton wasn't around for the early wars.
A Humvee probably costs as much as a WW II tank. Just multiply this by 700.
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And given the number of deaths and casualties as compared to previous wars I would say it was money well spent, well not politically, but when taken in the context of casualties.
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hol...tory/1512.html
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Hello.... It's not spent, it's not even appropriated yet. It's a request in addition to the hundreds of billions already spent. And you've got the balls to bitch about your taxes.
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Big balls. I'll bitch all I want.
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I all ready know that.
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