Comments on: The Three Trillion Dollar War

By: gloppie

gloppie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:58:40 +0000

This administration has achieved something even Noam Chomsky could not have accomplished:
It has planted the seed of Revolt.
Thank you George, and I mean it.

By: DL

DL — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:01:34 +0000

As for the Iraq war costing $3 trillion, it could end up being more than that.

There is no doubt in my mind that Bush made a lot of deals with a lot of House members and Senators in order to get (and maintain) their support for the war. They were in a position to demand money (from Bush) for their districts and states, and Bush no doubt gave it to them. None of that quid pro quo stuff shows up in any official statistics.

By: DL

DL — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:57:41 +0000

I’ve often wondered the extent to which the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan contributed to the financial collapse we’re going through.

On top of a huge credit expansion, high oil prices, and a “yield curve” that was inverted for a period of about 18 months, those two wars could have been the “straw” breaking the “camel’s back”.

By: Mike in Nola

Mike in Nola — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:23:15 +0000

Got an email today from a right wing brother in law listing W’s accomplishments. It was copied from the Weekly Standard. Wanted to send him back my version – a blank email.

By: Moss

Moss — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:31:18 +0000

The neo-cons were never well versed in understanding the total cost of ownership.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:47:53 +0000

The only thing to say is: Harvard MBA.

By: awilensky

awilensky — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:53:05 +0000

I can’t think of one thing, not one, that the Bush administration got or did right. It’s like they endeavored to author a book about how to do EVERYTHING wrong.