The Six Trillion Dollar War

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In 2005, a Nobel prize-winning economist began the painstaking process of calculating the true cost of the Iraq war. In his new book, he reveals how short-sighted budget decisions, cover-ups and a war fought in bad faith will affect us all for decades to come.

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[edit on 29-2-2008 by Silenceisall]

What can you say about this? This "cake walk" may end up doing to the US economy what it has done to Iraq. Poetic justice maybe, but tragic for sure.

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[edit on 29-2-2008 by Silenceisall]

Silence, more to the point what would be the effect of a widening of the conflict have/cost. I'm thinking Syria/Iran, will such a proposition be the straw that breaks America's financial back. Will the money men back off seeing the US as a bad risk and if so what does it mean for the average American.