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Originally Posted by LivinLOS
And now we come to some of the more realistic reasons for the war.. The ability to have US bases and influence deep within the region.
You do have to wonder.. This addiction to oil.. This war is looking like a 2 - 3 trillion exercise now.. The US could have gone and given every man woman and child in Iraq 20,000 USD (based on about a 2 trillion number I think I read 5k for the 500 bn official war costs numbers) and never risked a life, bought the country !! But imagine the potential if instead of chasing that oil, the money had been spend on alternative energy grants, had (what America does so well) the best and brightest on it.. Had made that drive to clean energy.
Not only would it not have had a war, would have reduced Americas dependence on others, reduced arab / islam / anti western influence over us, not only all those good things. But America would again be an innovator, hold the patents, have the best technology and could earn from that industry too.
Lets not forget now the 'cost' of this war, not just in lives but to americans in the pocket book. These are big numbers, so people have trouble actually visualizing how much America could have done for itself. But each American will directly lose about 6,600 USD (2tn / 300m).. Thats every man woman and child !! Not every non governmental breadwinner (I dont know the ratio for that... Kev ??) Lets say 1 in 3 people are of working age employed in a non Gov job.. That means every working person in the US is looking at a personal cost of about 19k USD !!! Its insane !!
I mean what it would pay in medicare, in schools, free higher education, in gov programs, in buying global goodwill and winning hearts and minds, it just boggles the mind. And what have we got for that expenditure ?? Some rich war contractors and a massive boondoggle that will haunt us for years. GWB your a pr1ck !!
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Lockeed Martin, Boeing, GM, haliburton,Blackwater, GE, The US army, Micheal moore, All these companies and people pay income and capital taxes so how do you really add up the cost of war???? Are you including how much the govt gets back in taxes?????