Cost of the war in Iraq

[Top_Cat]

To the day, 10 years on from this article, costings which were disputed at the time;

CNN.com - What would war with Iraq cost? - Jan. 2, 2003

The White House is downplaying published reports of an estimated $50 billion to $60 billion price tag for a war with Iraq, saying it is "impossible" to estimate the cost at this time.

In September, [Mitch] Daniels disputed an estimate by Bush economic adviser Larry Lindsey -- who has since left the White House -- that war with Iraq could cost $200 billion.

Daniels said he believes Lindsey's estimate was "the upper end of a hypothetical," Duffy said

Most recent estimate for Operation Iraqi Freedom; $806 billion.

www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf

Doesn't, of course, include minor costs like veteran's healthcare and whatnot. Interesting to note this too;

Conrad also said that "despite this potential new expense, the Bush administration continues with its ill-fated economic policy of more tax cuts for the wealthy, bigger deficits for the American people and growing debt for our children and grandchildren."

 

[smalishah84]

$806 billion.....

 

[silentstriker]

Yea. It's a mess. Then again, we spend $700 billion per YEAR on defense.

 

[benchmark00]

I guess you could say, I'm Iraqi.

 

[Spikey]

it was worth it

 

[smalishah84]

it was worth it

Seriously.

That has to be one of the worst statements issued ever by a foreign minister.

 

[uvelocity]

spikey's a foreign minister

 

[Burgey]

Spikey is Bob Carr and I claim my five obscure US Presidents.

 

[uvelocity]

I was going with Kieren Keke tbh

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

$806 billion?

****, get this Obama guy out of power and let a republican take charge!!!!!!!!!

 

[Top_Cat]

Already is a Republican in charge.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

You should never let the facts get in the way.

 

[slowfinger]

If the stats are fact then we could have eradicated poverty 150+x over already. Oh well, back to being a sheep.