tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post8760227220773816307..comments2024-03-28T15:24:53.579-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Eight Year Cost of Iraq War Less Than 2009 Stimulus PackageLes Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-52707320655428312302010-09-01T01:01:03.166-04:002010-09-01T01:01:03.166-04:00TAO - So glad the stimulus money is having such gr...TAO - So glad the stimulus money is having such great positive impact somewhere! To bad it wasn't here. :-)Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-79486958708090315822010-09-01T00:58:48.950-04:002010-09-01T00:58:48.950-04:00Siverfiddle - Indeed. It certainly did feed the mi...Siverfiddle - Indeed. It certainly did feed the military industrial complex. Of the wars we have fought Iraq along with Vietnam stand out in my mind as "The never shoulda happened wars" for sure.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-66390887283362451822010-09-01T00:55:08.323-04:002010-09-01T00:55:08.323-04:00Sue - Thank you for pointing these statistics out....Sue - Thank you for pointing these statistics out. They are the human cost of war I di not believe you can out a price on that cost.<br /><br />Many times the human cost has been neccessary to preserve a greater good. In the instance of the Iraq war such was not the case.<br /><br />My purpase for posting was to demonstrate the very real economic cost and reality of the "Bush" war and the "Obama" stimulus.<br /><br />By no means was the intent to diminish the human cost. I leave that for another day.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-28420073737706265942010-08-31T21:56:20.957-04:002010-08-31T21:56:20.957-04:00Thats so liberal of you Silverfiddle....
Actually...Thats so liberal of you Silverfiddle....<br /><br />Actually the stimulus money is doing a great job for growth in the Chinese economy...TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-58871260251374814902010-08-31T21:44:17.928-04:002010-08-31T21:44:17.928-04:00What an observation! And unlike the stimulus mone...What an observation! And unlike the stimulus money, the Iraq war money actually produced a functioning economy!Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-65657123293657439272010-08-31T21:29:36.916-04:002010-08-31T21:29:36.916-04:00RN, since you are talking about the costs of these...RN, since you are talking about the costs of these hideous wars shouldn't you include these costs?<br /><br />- Total deaths: Between 110,663 and 119,380<br />- Coalition deaths: 4,712<br />- U.S. deaths: 4,394<br />- U.S. wounded: 31,768<br />- U.S. deaths as a percentage of coalition deaths: 93.25 percent<br />- Iraqi Security Force deaths: At least 9,451<br />- Total coalition and ISF deaths: At least 14,163<br />- Iraqi civilian deaths: Between 96,037 and 104,7542<br />- Non-Iraqi contractor deaths: At least 463<br />- Internally displaced persons: 2.6 million<br />- Refugees: 1.9 millionSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.com