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protect freedom impeach bush now Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 12:11 PM
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Postwar Costs Alone May Hit $600 Billion
Postwar Costs Alone May Hit $600 Billion

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-08-11-rebuild-bill_x.htm

Postwar Iraq likely to cost more than war
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. bill for rebuilding Iraq and maintaining security there is widely expected to exceed the war's price tag, but the Bush administration is offering only hazy details about the multibillion-dollar totals.

Private analysts have estimated that the cost of U.S. military and nation-building operations in Iraq could reach $600 billion.

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Zero Gravitas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 12:23 PM
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1. Nation Building
We all know that * is against nation building, and so far he has kept his word, no nation building has taken place in Afghanistan or in Iraq, when will it start?
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