Has spending $3,000,000,000,000 of our tax dollars to invade Iraq made us more safe? (healthcare, cost)

[gorgeet]

Originally Posted by pghquest

That would only be a valid argument, if we spent three trillion.. which we havent...

We will have spent WELL OVER 3 trillion, after all the costs of this stupid war are counted.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by gorgeet

We will have spent WELL OVER 3 trillion, after all the costs of this stupid war are counted.

We've gone through this already. We have NOT spent 3 TRILLION on the war.

[gorgeet]

Originally Posted by pghquest

We've gone through this already. We have NOT spent 3 TRILLION on the war.

Thanks, but I think I'll take the word of a Nobel Laureate over you.

Democracy Now! | EXCLUSIVE - The Three Trillion Dollar War: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Economist Linda Bilmes on the True Cost of the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

[ViewFromThePeak]

Originally Posted by pghquest

We've gone through this already. We have NOT spent 3 TRILLION on the war.

When you buy a 300K house with a $1500/mo mortgage, you can say you spent only about 20K the first year, but the total committed cost is well over 300K with interest.

This argument is the same flawed one that says we only have 9T in debt when we're on the hook for over 50T with Medicare and SS.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by gorgeet

Thanks, but I think I'll take the word of a Nobel Laureate over you.

Democracy Now! | EXCLUSIVE - The Three Trillion Dollar War: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Economist Linda Bilmes on the True Cost of the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

ooh if its in a book, then it must be true!!

You do understand that my chart comes directly from the Congress appropriate bills and spending, and is a Democratic funded website..

Cost of Iraq War 2008
http://zfacts.com/p/945.html (broken link)

I find it even funnier, that your link lists a "secret records", ooh another conspiracy statement.. shhh, dont tell anyone but the Democrats are meeting at 4 am to pass secret appropriation bills and not telling anyone..

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak

When you buy a 300K house with a $1500/mo mortgage, you can say you spent only about 20K the first year, but the total committed cost is well over 300K with interest.

This argument is the same flawed one that says we only have 9T in debt when we're on the hook for over 50T with Medicare and SS.

Amortize the true amount we have spent on the war, $540billion, over 30 years, at 5% interest (which is more then sufficient considering the government dictates interest rates) and you get

$1,043,581,000,000.24 the war will cost us

This is assuming that we have to amortize this out a full 30 years. This debt could be paid off if the government had a good year or two, (doubtful) but 30 years is generous..

[ViewFromThePeak]

Originally Posted by pghquest

...considering the government dictates interest rates

Now that's funny!

Government dictates interest rates .

No sir, I believe the Saudis, Japanese and Chinese will be doing that for us.

[oz in SC]

Wasn't the figure for BOTH the war in Iraq AND the war in Afghanistan???

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak

Now that's funny!

Government dictates interest rates .

No sir, I believe the Saudis, Japanese and Chinese will be doing that for us.

So now your saying that Saudis, Japanese, and the Chinese run our Federal Reserve? Please back that one up...

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

Wasn't the figure for BOTH the war in Iraq AND the war in Afghanistan???

The OP stated Iraq.. which covers the chart posted.