Comments on: Iraq war costs could top $1.4 trillion. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:10:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: emald http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3918098 emald Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:57:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3918098 This is some big ticket thievery. Talk about laughing all the way to the bank. What/who ever is behind the dumb shit in the oval office has all the corners figured and just sank a triple bank shot, so to say. (Unlike some writers of note I can call out a metaphor when I need to.) Killing has always been a large profit business, life being so cheap and all. If we don't see this cabal reversed, justice of the most severe kind against this evil, than our country has meant nothing and has become nothing but a blemish on history. Greed appears to lead to this end, sort of just like the Jesus "they" think they know when he said that the love of money is the root of all evil. We are seeing this in spades. enough gambling metaphors This is some big ticket thievery. Talk about laughing all the way to the bank. What/who ever is behind the dumb shit in the oval office has all the corners figured and just sank a triple bank shot, so to say. (Unlike some writers of note I can call out a metaphor when I need to.) Killing has always been a large profit business, life being so cheap and all.

If we don’t see this cabal reversed, justice of the most severe kind against this evil, than our country has meant nothing and has become nothing but a blemish on history. Greed appears to lead to this end, sort of just like the Jesus “they” think they know when he said that the love of money is the root of all evil. We are seeing this in spades.
enough gambling metaphors

]]> By: Innocent Bystander http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3917065 Innocent Bystander Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:01:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3917065 Remember when Harold Nachios, in the run-up to the war said it would cost on $2-3 BB, tops? How much energy independence and domestic jobs would $1.4 trillion have bought us, investing in renewable/alternative energy, conservation strategies, and infrastructure retooling? Remember, this is all about the $100TT of estimated oil that this administration wants to deliver to their primary benefactors - Big Oil. They are cramming the Hydrocarbon law done the throats of the Iraqi people, a legal stealing of their resources....and Kurds, Shia, and Sunni's all know it. Another Bush-republican pipedream.... Remember when Harold Nachios, in the run-up to the war said it would cost on $2-3 BB, tops?

How much energy independence and domestic jobs would $1.4 trillion have bought us, investing in renewable/alternative energy, conservation strategies, and infrastructure retooling?

Remember, this is all about the $100TT of estimated oil that this administration wants to deliver to their primary benefactors – Big Oil. They are cramming the Hydrocarbon law done the throats of the Iraqi people, a legal stealing of their resources….and Kurds, Shia, and Sunni’s all know it. Another Bush-republican pipedream….

]]> By: trex http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916772 trex Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:29:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916772 <i>How much have we spent in Kosovo? You have no clue do you? Have any idea why? Because it was a liberals war so TP and the media do not remind you every day. </i> Peacekeeping costs are estimated at 2-3 billion per year.That's what - a week in Iraq? And unlike Iraq, that money is well spent because it's <i>working</i>. Iraq, on the other hand, is an abject failure . <i>How many civilians died in our war in Kosov? It doesnt matter to you cause your darling Clinton started that one. </i> 500, you witless moron. Even the exaggerated figure by the Yugoslav government is only five thousand. That's about four slow months in Iraq. And the Kosovo action <i> saved</i> lives. The total war related deaths in Iraq is somewhere around 700,000 now, not counting a million more wounded. There is no comparison. None. <i>I have no allegiance to either party so I can face the facts which you hide from. Both are screwing the good people of the US.</i> Bullshit. You're just a conservatard who's running from your own failures and the failures of your party How much have we spent in Kosovo? You have no clue do you? Have any idea why? Because it was a liberals war so TP and the media do not remind you every day.

Peacekeeping costs are estimated at 2-3 billion per year.That’s what – a week in Iraq? And unlike Iraq, that money is well spent because it’s working. Iraq, on the other hand, is an abject failure .

How many civilians died in our war in Kosov? It doesnt matter to you cause your darling Clinton started that one.

500, you witless moron. Even the exaggerated figure by the Yugoslav government is only five thousand. That’s about four slow months in Iraq. And the Kosovo action saved lives.

The total war related deaths in Iraq is somewhere around 700,000 now, not counting a million more wounded. There is no comparison. None.

I have no allegiance to either party so I can face the facts which you hide from. Both are screwing the good people of the US.

Bullshit. You’re just a conservatard who’s running from your own failures and the failures of your party

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916680 barfly Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:34:25 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916680 <i>How much have we spent in Kosovo? You have no clue do you? Have any idea why? Because it was a liberals war so TP and the media do not remind you every day. </i> "The British "Financial Times" quoted a finance analyst as saying that the 78-day air-raid actions cost an estimated sum of over US$7 billion, averaging US$0.1 billion a day. The newspaper added that the United States, Britain and France bore the greater part of military expenditures. Of course, the United States contributed the bulk, over three-quarters of the total." How much have we spent in Kosovo? You have no clue do you? Have any idea why? Because it was a liberals war so TP and the media do not remind you every day.

“The British “Financial Times” quoted a finance analyst as saying that the 78-day air-raid actions cost an estimated sum of over US$7 billion, averaging US$0.1 billion a day. The newspaper added that the United States, Britain and France bore the greater part of military expenditures. Of course, the United States contributed the bulk, over three-quarters of the total.”

]]> By: Ronald Reagan and Master Satan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916387 Ronald Reagan and Master Satan Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:46:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916387 <strong>Badger, The reason is that they can't defend what these TRAITORS have done, so they try to distract and muddy the waters until people who want INTELLIGENT discussion end up leaving. I ended up in a posting match with either 10 trolls from the Free Republic, or mr. "president" with 10 browsers going. The thing is that I simply kept telling them that Reagan, Bush 41 AND 43 are traitors, and that junior is a TRAITOR coxucker PUNK. It PISSED the trolls off SO MUCH, calling me "biased" and "vitriolic", etc., and I just tell them the SAME about junior. So, KEEP TELLING THE HARSH TRUTH about Bush, Cheney, Burhs 41 and TRAITOR Reagan, the Iran/Contra king... Amazingly enough, when I said "goodnight/enjoy your circle jerk", the postings stopped IMMEDIATELY. And one troll responded "TP is now a CONSERVATIVE board". But of course, they contribute NOTHING, do it to piss US off. Just keep posting that the abovementioned TRAITOR coxucker PUNKS are just THAT (use your own words, of course), and respond to NONE of their bullzhit. They may not go away, but you will have them UNDER CONTROL, because they aren't diverting SERIOUS, INTELLIGENT discourse. God Bless America, the Democratic Party, SUBPOENAS, and Bush and Cheney being indicted, convicted, and JAILED until they DIE!!</strong> Badger,

The reason is that they can’t defend what these TRAITORS have done, so they try to distract and muddy the waters until people who want INTELLIGENT discussion end up leaving.

I ended up in a posting match with either 10 trolls from the Free Republic, or mr. “president” with 10 browsers going.

The thing is that I simply kept telling them that Reagan, Bush 41 AND 43 are traitors, and that junior is a TRAITOR coxucker PUNK.

It PISSED the trolls off SO MUCH, calling me “biased” and “vitriolic”, etc., and I just tell them the SAME about junior.

So, KEEP TELLING THE HARSH TRUTH about Bush, Cheney, Burhs 41 and TRAITOR Reagan, the Iran/Contra king…

Amazingly enough, when I said “goodnight/enjoy your circle jerk”, the postings stopped IMMEDIATELY.

And one troll responded “TP is now a CONSERVATIVE board”. But of course, they contribute NOTHING, do it to piss US off.

Just keep posting that the abovementioned TRAITOR coxucker PUNKS are just THAT (use your own words, of course), and respond to NONE of their bullzhit.

They may not go away, but you will have them UNDER CONTROL, because they aren’t diverting SERIOUS, INTELLIGENT discourse.

God Bless America, the Democratic Party, SUBPOENAS, and Bush and Cheney being indicted, convicted, and JAILED until they DIE!!

]]> By: Funky p http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916375 Funky p Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:40:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916375 We could avoid the total cost of the war by abandoning our imperialist ways and spending our $1.4 trillion on renewable energy research. With all due respect to Troll (you do not sound like a troll, you state your position and do not call people names) if we could meet our energy needs without sucking out all our oil that god mistakenly placed in the Mideast, they could eat sand and we have no reason to invade. The Muslims are not our real problem, they have a right to defend themselves from invaders. When we call three countries the axis of evil, then invade one of those, the other two decide to develop nuclear weapons. It is self defense, from their point of view. If you threaten Christians, and then kill a million of them, would not other Christians be arming themselves and preparing for war? Energy independence is our road to freedom, not killing and occupying oil producing nations. And troll; all mslims, including our "friends" in Saudi Arabia? You know, the ones Bush holds hands with. We could avoid the total cost of the war by abandoning our imperialist ways and spending our $1.4 trillion on renewable energy research.
With all due respect to Troll (you do not sound like a troll, you state your position and do not call people names) if we could meet our energy needs without sucking out all our oil that god mistakenly placed in the Mideast, they could eat sand and we have no reason to invade. The Muslims are not our real problem, they have a right to defend themselves from invaders. When we call three countries the axis of evil, then invade one of those, the other two decide to develop nuclear weapons. It is self defense, from their point of view. If you threaten Christians, and then kill a million of them, would not other Christians be arming themselves and preparing for war?
Energy independence is our road to freedom, not killing and occupying oil producing nations.
And troll; all mslims, including our “friends” in Saudi Arabia? You know, the ones Bush holds hands with.

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916362 Wayne A. Schneider Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:36:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916362 <i>How would they survive? That would be SOOOO cruel! Comment by upside00 — July 7, 2007 @ 11:34 am</i> HA-HA! And deservedly so. How would they survive? That would be SOOOO cruel!

Comment by upside00 — July 7, 2007 @ 11:34 am

HA-HA! And deservedly so.

]]> By: upside00 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916356 upside00 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:34:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916356 #378 <em>I agree, Katie. I’ve been advocating exactly that. Cut off funding for the contractors. Comment by Wayne A. Schneider </em> Holy Crap!!! What are you thinking???? What would Darth and the BushCo families live on, if their dividend/bribery checks from Halliburton, BlackWater and Big Oil were cut off?? How would they survive? That would be SOOOO cruel! #378 I agree, Katie. I’ve been advocating exactly that. Cut off funding for the contractors.

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider

Holy Crap!!! What are you thinking???? What would Darth and the BushCo families live on, if their dividend/bribery checks from Halliburton, BlackWater and Big Oil were cut off??

How would they survive? That would be SOOOO cruel!

]]> By: upside00 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916340 upside00 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:28:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916340 #364 <em>Notice how most of the troll comments are about Kerry and Clinton and Not about George W. Bush. Why is that?? Comment by Badger </em> Two reasons: The <strong>first</strong>, is that is all they have to talk about, and <strong>second</strong>, they like living in the past, as their present and future are so bleak. They even are resorting to trying to channel ronnee raygunz through fred flintstone thompson! How sad their poor little lives must be!! #364 Notice how most of the troll comments are about Kerry and Clinton and Not about George W. Bush. Why is that??

Comment by Badger

Two reasons: The first, is that is all they have to talk about, and second, they like living in the past, as their present and future are so bleak. They even are resorting to trying to channel ronnee raygunz through fred flintstone thompson!

How sad their poor little lives must be!!

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916318 Wayne A. Schneider Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:19:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916318 <i>My advice to the Democrats is to cut off all money to contractors in Iraq. That will bring our soldiers home in a hurry and the Republics can’t accuse the Democrats of “not supporting the troops”. Comment by Katie — July 7, 2007 @ 11:16 am</i> I agree, Katie. I've been advocating exactly that. Cut off funding for the contractors. My advice to the Democrats is to cut off all money to contractors in Iraq. That will bring our soldiers home in a hurry and the Republics can’t accuse the Democrats of “not supporting the troops”.

Comment by Katie — July 7, 2007 @ 11:16 am

I agree, Katie. I’ve been advocating exactly that. Cut off funding for the contractors.

]]> By: Katie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916311 Katie Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:16:39 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916311 <em>"$12 billion per month, well above the $8.7 billion in FY2006.” </em> A large portion of that money is going to the contractors in Iraq who make roughly 5 times what a US soldier makes. And I read recently that there are now more contractors in Iraq than there are soldiers. My advice to the Democrats is to cut off all money to contractors in Iraq. That will bring our soldiers home in a hurry and the Republics can't accuse the Democrats of "not supporting the troops". “$12 billion per month, well above the $8.7 billion in FY2006.”

A large portion of that money is going to the contractors in Iraq who make roughly 5 times what a US soldier makes. And I read recently that there are now more contractors in Iraq than there are soldiers.

My advice to the Democrats is to cut off all money to contractors in Iraq. That will bring our soldiers home in a hurry and the Republics can’t accuse the Democrats of “not supporting the troops”.

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916304 Troll Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:14:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916304 Marg How much have we spent in Kosovo? You have no clue do you? Have any idea why? Because it was a liberals war so TP and the media do not remind you every day. How many civilians died in our war in Kosov? It doesnt matter to you cause your darling Clinton started that one. I have no allegiance to either party so I can face the facts which you hide from. Both are screwing the good people of the US. Marg

How much have we spent in Kosovo? You have no clue do you? Have any idea why? Because it was a liberals war so TP and the media do not remind you every day.

How many civilians died in our war in Kosov? It doesnt matter to you cause your darling Clinton started that one.

I have no allegiance to either party so I can face the facts which you hide from. Both are screwing the good people of the US.

]]> By: margaret http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916225 margaret Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:45:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916225 I can't believe how few of the preceding comments were about the thread topic and about how effectively cheney, bush and all of their thieving friends have fleeced this country. So, the cost of the Iraq invasion/occupation seems to be rising? How nice for halliburton and blackwater! How stupid are we? I can’t believe how few of the preceding comments were about the thread topic and about how effectively cheney, bush and all of their thieving friends have fleeced this country.

So, the cost of the Iraq invasion/occupation seems to be rising? How nice for halliburton and blackwater! How stupid are we?

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916213 Troll Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:42:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916213 I'm too old to enlist and was a late boomer anti-war hippie when I was younger. I was too young too have fought in Vietnam though I did register with the selective service as a conscientious objector at the time. I am not an absolute pacifist though as a kid I used to be and still have strong pacifist leanings. My thinking has evolved particularly because of the muslum religion and its positions regarding liberal society. I now believe that we have a right to self defense and I also believe that at times we have a moral duty to come to the defense of our fellow human beings. That war and violence is at times necessary for the survival of liberal democracy and that not all religions are equal some are bent on our destruction we need to be vigilant and posibly proactive in the defense of liberty. I’m too old to enlist and was a late boomer anti-war hippie when I was younger. I was too young too have fought in Vietnam though I did register with the selective service as a conscientious objector at the time. I am not an absolute pacifist though as a kid I used to be and still have strong pacifist leanings.

My thinking has evolved particularly because of the muslum religion and its positions regarding liberal society. I now believe that we have a right to self defense and I also believe that at times we have a moral duty to come to the defense of our fellow human beings. That war and violence is at times necessary for the survival of liberal democracy and that not all religions are equal some are bent on our destruction we need to be vigilant and posibly proactive in the defense of liberty.

]]> By: funky p http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916156 funky p Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:21:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916156 Good morning troll patrol (and progressives) Yes; live free or die. great motto for you trolls, for only you recognize your obligation to serve those ends by joining our illustrious military. There you can put action behind your empty rhetoric of Clinton did it or the Jews did it or Bush is the greatest. Thank you again trolls for enlisting, and joining the fight you support so vocally. Or are you cowards? Good morning troll patrol (and progressives)
Yes; live free or die. great motto for you trolls, for only you recognize your obligation to serve those ends by joining our illustrious military. There you can put action behind your empty rhetoric of Clinton did it or the Jews did it or Bush is the greatest.
Thank you again trolls for enlisting, and joining the fight you support so vocally.
Or are you cowards?

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916140 Troll Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:14:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916140 When the power the fed has been taken back and returned to the states corruption will not end but the citizens ability to deal with it will be restored. When the power the fed has been taken back and returned to the states corruption will not end but the citizens ability to deal with it will be restored.

]]> By: War4Sale http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916139 War4Sale Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:14:02 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916139 Remember kids...when we spend $1.4 trillion <strong>on Iraq</strong>, it's called "liberty," but when we spend it <strong>on America</strong>, it's called "socialism!" Remember kids…when we spend $1.4 trillion on Iraq, it’s called “liberty,” but when we spend it on America, it’s called “socialism!”

]]> By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916136 dbadass Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:11:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916136 369 Then your consistency deserves respect 369
Then your consistency deserves respect

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916133 Troll Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:10:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916133 Though Marriage is a religious institution government should recognize only civil unions. Abortion is a states rights issue and the feds should only regulate the abortion industry which has little oversight presently. Though Marriage is a religious institution government should recognize only civil unions.

Abortion is a states rights issue and the feds should only regulate the abortion industry which has little oversight presently.

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/comment-page-8/#comment-3916125 Troll Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:06:48 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/06/iraq-war-costs-could-top-14-trillion/#comment-3916125 dbadass Yes. dbadass
Yes.

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