How are we going to pay for the Afghan escalation?

[SHRED]

[wuushew]

1. Combination Citibank card and blood?

:shrug:

[stray cat]

2. The same way we have paid for everything else

borrow money from China

[rurallib]

3. tax cuts for the rich and richer to grow the economy?

[theoldman]

4. My first question is, How much does it cost per person in Iraq?

I would think the same as in Afghanistan. Take two out of Iraq for every one you put in Afghanistan.

[dysfunctional press]

10. abc news quoted a figure of $1million per soldier per year for afghanistan.

35,000 X $1million = $35Billion/year.
in addition to what's already being/been spent.


and i'm going to go out on a limb and call that a conservative estimate.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[harkadog]

11. Actually not the same at all

I have been in both countries and there is no infrastructure in Afghanistan compared to Iraq. Almost no roads worth anything, water distribution systems, electrical supply -- all almost non-existent. Iraq is actually a relatively modern country that could afford these things because of their oil resources. Afghanistan has no resources and therefore no infrastructure. It costs the U.S. a lot to move troops and military supplies around the country. It also costs a lot to store and house them.

[Barack_America]

5. Dearly.

We are going to pay dearly.

[dysfunctional press]

6. with the public option.

hello, triggers and benchmarks.

[SHRED]

7. bingo

[bigwillq]

12. was just going to say "with the health care money" (nt)

[Stinky The Clown]

8. I was thinking mabe we could borrow it from the Healthcare For All Americans trust fund .....

...... oh wait ...... never mind.

[kenny blankenship]

9. We could flood our cities with heroin

That way we wouldn't have to go cap in hand to the Chinese.
Americans - doing it for ourselves! Yeah!

[Laelth]

13. And why is that question not being asked in the MSM? n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[SHRED]

14. I think they love war and the ratings it brings

[MH1]

15. pass the war tax.

that Rep. Obey suggested, I think.

or just keep writing it off to future generations like the republicans want to do.

[DJ13]

16. Were not allowed to ask that kind of question unless its spending on

everyday Americans.

Then it will be debated for months before being compromised down to less than what we already had.

[spanone]

17. there's always money for war.....A L W A Y S

[2tr4nqued]

18. We don't have to pay for the war.

Because we are going to make Obama stop, if we have to twist his arm real hard to do it. But it's up to us. We have to MAKE the war stop.

[Ruby the Liberal]

19. Tax cuts.

Oh wait...

[StarfarerBill]

20. With more blood and pain, of course.

What a silly question...

[Kitsune]

21. I'll be paying for it. And my kids, if I'm crazy enough to have any. And their kids. And their kids.

Taxes? Who needs taxes when we can just make people who don't have any say in it pay the bill later.

[dflprincess]

22. The domestic spending cuts this administration said will be made next year

Why waste money on health care, schools and roads when you can funnel that money to defense contractors?