Iraq, Afghanistan War Costs Top Vietnam

[El Supremo]

Source: OneWorld - Aaron Glantz

Congress' approval Wednesday of $70 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan mean the twin conflicts are now more costly to American taxpayers than the war in Vietnam.

According to a study by the Washington-based Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Congress has now approved nearly $700 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Using inflation-adjusted dollars, the total cost of those wars has now surpassed the total cost of the Vietnam war (which ran to $670 billion)," the group's Travis Sharp told OneWorld. "It's also more than seven times larger than the Persian Gulf War ($94 billion) and more than twice the cost of the Korean war ($295 billion)."

As a result of Wednesday's vote, Sharp said, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will become the second costliest conflict in American history, trailing only World War II.

Read more: http://www.antiwar.com/glantz/?articleid=12090

[maxsolomon]

1. don't worry, our great grandchildren get to pay for it.

so it shouldn't affect us very much.

:sarcasm:

[lovuian]

2. We can't keep this up

its absolutely impossible
Money wasted again just like Vietnam was a waste

[tabasco]

3. Yes, but look how much we have to show for it!

Record oil profits for years running!

$3.50 gas!

Bin Laden still putting out videos!

Tens of thousands of maimed and dead soldiers!

Hundreds of thousands of dead and maimed Iraqis!

And of course..... peace and democracy spreading like wildfire across the Middle East!

[El Supremo]

4. Unconscionable!

"I think what you're seeing from Democrats is a resignation to the fact that they're going to have to wait for the Bush Administration to leave office before they see any serious change in the country's war policy," Sharp said. "The Democrats just want to play out the clock on this one."

THROW THE BUMS OUT!