The Big Picture says Joseph E. Stiglitz says the war (read unilateral invasion) in Iraq will cost America around $2 trillion. You could say "its only money", but do ever think anyone would have got behind Bush's little power play with that kind of price tag?
Many Americans thought "kicking ass" in Iraq was some kind of pay back for 9-11, but what if someone told you the cost of the pay back would be $700 million for every person who died that day? Or almost $7,000 for every man, woman and child in the country? Does anyone seriously think that Saddam Hussein or Osama bin-Laden could have inflicted $2 trillion of economic damage on the USA single handed? Thanks George - you really helped them oops I meant US, out.
Not to mention if you put $2 trillion as the price tag on three thousand American lives, what is the cost you put on 30,000 or more Iraqis who have died courtesy of the civil war you brought down on in their own country? At some point you will no longer be able to claim you are causing less deaths than Saddam was, that is the day you become the evil dictatorial leader who needs to be deposed.
So George, next time you have a bright idea, why not just stay home and clear some bush? I've heard its hard work, just like being President.
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