View Full Version : The Three Trillion Dollar War
k9kxq
03-27-2008, 09:34 PM
Mike Papantonio of GoLeft TV and Air America's Ring of Fire talks with Nobel Prize-winning economist and author Joseph Stiglitz about how the Bush administration intentionally low-balled the cost of the Iraq War. Joseph's new book is called "The Three Trillion Dollar War."
http://goleft.tv/view.asp?v=1155
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WB2WIK
03-27-2008, 09:58 PM
"...a trillion here, and a trillion there, and before you know it, you're talking some serious money."
K0RGR
03-27-2008, 10:06 PM
Well, we know where some of that money went now. Up to half a billion was spent on 40-year-old Chinese ammunition that we gave to our allies in Afghanistan!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/world/asia/27ammo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
"Bubelah - you must fight for your freedom. Here, we give you these fine rusty bullets to go and kill Taliban..."
N4VGB
03-27-2008, 10:19 PM
I'll bet you also believe that the U.S. budget was actually balanced by Clinton? And of course please ignore the fact that all normal military expenses that are incurred during peace time are being accounted as 'war costs' by some. Man have I got some prime investment property for you! Three trillion dollars is as bogus as Clinton's balanced budget.
ad4mg
03-27-2008, 10:46 PM
I'll bet you also believe that the U.S. budget was actually balanced by Clinton? And of course please ignore the fact that all normal military expenses that are incurred during peace time are being accounted as 'war costs' by some. Man have I got some prime investment property for you! Three trillion dollars is as bogus as Clinton's balanced budget.
Please, Mr. Budget Director, honor us with your wisdom, and show us the realistic cost estimates.
I do hope your evening is a most enjoyable one! :):)
Please, Mr. Budget Director, honor us with your wisdom, and show us the realistic cost estimates.
I do hope your evening is a most enjoyable one! :):)
Why bother, you don't understand global economics nor domestic spending otherwise you would not advocate some of the programs you lionize.
Why bother, you don't understand global economics nor domestic spending otherwise you would not advocate some of the programs you lionize.
Translated-
I have no idea how to respond to that so I'll be the kind of jerk I accuse others of being.
k9kxq
03-27-2008, 11:08 PM
Please, Mr. Budget Director, honor us with your wisdom, and show us the realistic cost estimates.
I do hope your evening is a most enjoyable one! :):)
He can't, but he can respond with the same old knee jerking of an idiot...
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ad4mg
03-27-2008, 11:08 PM
Why bother, you don't understand global economics nor domestic spending otherwise you would not advocate some of the programs you lionize.
Translated-
I have no idea how to respond to that so I'll be the kind of jerk I accuse others of being.
He is being quite disrespectful. Todd, do you think he is exhibiting a tendancy to be somewhat hypocritical?
I hope he has a nice evening! :)
ad4mg
03-27-2008, 11:12 PM
Why bother, you don't understand global economics nor domestic spending otherwise you would not advocate some of the programs you lionize.
Why, Mr. W5JO, I have advocated no programs at all. At the risk of sounding ugly, I believe you may have fallen from your rocker.
I hope it didn't hurt too badly.
Please continue to make the most of your evening, even though you are starting to mope and whine like a little baby. :)