While surfing the Internet I found this interesting website with a running counter of the taxpayer cost of the Iraq war based on Congressional appropriations.
Let me tell you something; this is not for the faint of heart. Do not click on the link below unless you are ready for some very scary stuff.
http://costofwar.com/index.html
Like everything in life though, you have to be careful not to draw false conclusions.
While it is true that the amount of money being spent in the Iraq war is absolutely outrageous it is also true that what we are talking here is the lives of our soldiers and therefore any amount of money is worthwhile spending.
What we need to ask therefore is not how much, but, how come we got ourselves into this mess and who is responsible for this absurd and inept adventure.
Did the conveniently classified top secret meetings between Vice President Cheney and the good oil boys had anything to do with this?
Was Ted Kennedy right when he said that Iraq was a war “Made in Texas”?
These are all valid questions that need to be answered and hopefully, some day, they will.
Let me tell you something; this is not for the faint of heart. Do not click on the link below unless you are ready for some very scary stuff.
http://costofwar.com/index.html
Like everything in life though, you have to be careful not to draw false conclusions.
While it is true that the amount of money being spent in the Iraq war is absolutely outrageous it is also true that what we are talking here is the lives of our soldiers and therefore any amount of money is worthwhile spending.
What we need to ask therefore is not how much, but, how come we got ourselves into this mess and who is responsible for this absurd and inept adventure.
Did the conveniently classified top secret meetings between Vice President Cheney and the good oil boys had anything to do with this?
Was Ted Kennedy right when he said that Iraq was a war “Made in Texas”?
These are all valid questions that need to be answered and hopefully, some day, they will.
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