Iraq: Compare then to now
Jeane Moos usually does the light hearted stuff. Comparing what Bush and Co. said then to now isn’t really that light hearted.
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Cafferty - What has 4 years in Iraq brought us?
He lays it out.
Rice on CBS explains why war was worth it
She knew it was going to be tough? Really? Well, she should have told the president and Secretary Rumsfeld. Remember Rumsfeld’s “the war could last 6 days, 6 weeks but I doubt 6 months.” Remember that one.
I’m not sure how anyone can justify the expense of this war either in the number of life’s lost or injured. Remember Paul Wolfowitz telling us, “There’s a lot of money to pay for this that doesn’t have to be U.S. taxpayer money, and it starts with the assets of the Iraqi people…and on a rough recollection, the oil revenues of that country could bring between $50 and $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years…We’re dealing with a country that can really finance its own reconstruction, and relatively soon.” Latest estimates that I have seen will place the cost of this war over one trillion dollar. Trillion. Alan Larson from the State Department was the one who threw out the $1.7 billion. Total. Now, 4 years into the war we spend about $1.7 billion per week.
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Errington C. Thompson, MD, is a surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats...
