It's mind boggling!
Posted on 11/16/2007 4:23:44 PM PST by giotto
The Democratic study on the "real costs" of the wars in Iraq ($1.3 trillion) and Afghanistan ($300 billion) from 2002 through 2008 will almost assuredly lead to a common perceptual pitfall. An explanation: Let's assume that the numbers on Iraq are more or less accurate. And let's stipulate for a moment that when you take into account "hidden costs" such as interest payments on new debt to pay for the war, the expense of long-term healthcare for our injured warriors, and the impact of higher oil prices, the total cost of Iraq is indeed twice what the White House has requested from Congress.
Should we then assume that by not waging the war, Uncle Sam would be a trillion dollars to the better? That would be a questionable assumption, a product of a sort of "static analysis" that assumes if you change one critical factor, all the rest stay pretty much the same. Professional futurists, like the ones at the Big Oil companies, know better than that. They give clients a range of scenarios based on different values for different variables. And that is also what three economists at the University of Chicago's business school did in 2006. They looked at the costs of not going to war with Iraq back in 2003. Their study instead examined the costs of containing Iraq.
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Bush invaded Iraq to keep their oil off the market. Heard that idea recently.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Interesting question.... The answer is to be found in Detroit where it is ok for blacks to murder blacks and by turning a blind eye, the practice continues at an alarming rate.
We can assume that by turning a blind eye to terrorists, the practice of terrorism will escalate.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
You wants facts... the facts are that there are a couple of hundred thousand less jihadi/al qaeda fighters. I’d say that is PRICELESS!
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It's mind boggling!
If you think winning the War on Islamofascism is expensive, imagine how much surrender will cost. Gibbering idiots of the Left have no idea.
The author is apparently so unfamiliar with the Constitution that he doesn't realize the White House doesn't spend anything. Only Congress can spend government money.
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Flower Power Pelosi!
Yep. Think if we give each of those maniacs a rose it will make them nice? Snicker.
Nice job, potlatch...did you create that?
[ Nice job, potlatch...did you create that?]
Thank you rlmorel. I “animated” it and put Pelosi’s head and the rose in it.
The original was a still black and white drawing by a cartoonist so I can’t claim to have drawn the original. I have seen my animated version in Google pages with my name taken off now, lol!
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Bumperoo
If you think winning the War on Islamofascism is expensive, imagine how much surrender will cost. Gibbering idiots of the Left have no idea.
Excellent point. Has anyone on the left ever asked what eight years of the Clintons cost us? Eight years of doing nothing to fight terrorism, while their fat cat donors frolicked in the Lincoln Bedroom and der Schlickmeister chased interns around the Oval Office, resulted in 9/11. Whatever the final cost of 9/11--and I've heard it's as high as $639 billion--it was spent to clean up the destruction caused by 19 terrorists. Iraq is at least a constructive use of public money. An entire country will emerge better for our efforts, the lives of millions will be better, and the world will be safer.
I’m going to make you a gif of that word!! Lol.
What happens if we use Democrat Accounting Standards to expose the “hidden costs” of Democrat Welfare and pork?
Like the “700,000 killed” lie, this is just ANOTHER LIE, and it’s eagerly swallowed without even a HINT of fact-checking by the supposed “impartial” media...
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