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It's going to be $225 billion, not $200 billion.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62554-2004Oct25.html
"The Bush administration intends to seek about $70 billion in emergency funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan early next year, pushing total war costs close to $225 billion since the invasion of Iraq early last year, Pentagon and congressional officials said yesterday."
For Art, Brain, et al: This is of course total liberal propoganda meant to sway the election. It is not news at all. It's total lies.
"Kerry is wrong"
- - Gee now there's a surprise!
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I think the cost of this war would be easier to swallow if all of the reasons for going weren't disproven and it didn't cost us so much respect in the world. Oh, and it'd be nice if I felt safer too.
TREASON!!!!!
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""Kerry is wrong"
- - Gee now there's a surprise! "
And has been man enough to admit it at times in his life and change what he is doing to make up for it. Don't get me wrong he isn't a saint (far from it) but I like that he can do that rather than steer us down a doomed road because you're not allowed to change your mind.
"if all of the reasons for going weren't disproven"
- - What? You mean Saddam DIDN'T violate 17 UNSC resolutions?
"and it didn't cost us so much respect in the world."
- - It's not costing us any respect. People dislike us because we're the baddest mutha on the block. That's a good thing imo
"Oh, and it'd be nice if I felt safer too."
- - Not sure how you could be any safer. If you don't FEEL safe, maybe you need therapy.
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"And has been man enough to admit it"
He's been mouse enough to lie about what he may or may not have been wrong about, but not man enough to admit to his lies. The "man" has no spine...
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he doesn't admit everything no one does.... my point is he is willing to admit some things...
"he's got'em"
"if all of the reasons for going weren't disproven"
- - What? You mean Saddam DIDN'T violate 17 UNSC resolutions?
Oh we went to war because he violated sanctions....I thought we went because he had a bunch of WMDs and was going to give them to the terrorists.
"and it didn't cost us so much respect in the world."
- - It's not costing us any respect. People dislike us because we're the baddest mutha on the block. That's a good thing imo
If we have a stereotype in other countries, you are it.
"Oh, and it'd be nice if I felt safer too."
- - Not sure how you could be any safer. If you don't FEEL safe, maybe you need therapy.
You missed the sarcasm. I wasn't losing sleep over Saddam at any point in my lifetime.
"Oh we went to war because he violated sanctions....I thought we went because he had a bunch of WMDs and was going to give them to the terrorists."
- - WMD PROGRAMS. It was about programs which we were safe to assume were continuing, since Saddam refused to allow inspections. Let's see, 350 metric tons of high explosives - missing! 250 metric tons of "scrap metal" shipped to Syria in the weeks leading up to the war - unaccounted for and surely not scrap metal!
Look everyone, including John Kerry - who made an impassioned speech about it on the Senate Floor - said Saddam had WMDs. If he didn't, then give me one reason why he wouldn't allow inspections. But NO, if you read Bush's speeches on the subject, he said "We cannot afford to wait..." until Saddams WMD programs posed a real and present danger. Saddam had committed an act of war against Kuwait, and was under sanctions as a result. The UN required weapons inspections as a condition for Saddam staying in power. The UN said "serious consequences..." and W delivered. Where's the problem?
"and it didn't cost us so much respect in the world."
- - It's not costing us any respect. People dislike us because we're the baddest mutha on the block. That's a good thing imo
"If we have a stereotype in other countries, you are it."
- - That's a good thing too.
"Oh, and it'd be nice if I felt safer too."
- - Not sure how you could be any safer. If you don't FEEL safe, maybe you need therapy.
"You missed the sarcasm. I wasn't losing sleep over Saddam at any point in my lifetime."
- - Your failure to recognize the danger of the man who gave sanctuary to Abu Nidal and many others is testimony to your short-sightedness.
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