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Originally Posted by TheSnake
I've heard estimates that the war in Iraq has costed 500 billion dollars. We need to withdraw and protect our borders. We have thousands of troops that can do the job.
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Sheesh, 500 billion...and vital programs, etc. suffer because of that. 
http://costofwar.com/
http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Is...CostOfWar.html
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/other/stats/warcost.htm
http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/costsofwar/
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Last edited by ladysycamore; 09-14-2004 at 03:43 AM.
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