Mark Thompson, Time: The True Cost of the Afghanistan War May Surprise You
WNU Editor: Projecting a $4 - $6 trillion cost seems a be lot .... but when you realize that Britain only finally paid off it's World War One debts this year .... Osborne to Finish Paying Off U.K.’s Century-Old WWI Debts (Bloomberg) .... adding interest and debt servicing coupled with health care costs .... $4 - $6 trillion actually may be the low end.
Also, this is just counting the military costs, right? I know for a fact that Paul Bremmer's people would walk around with duffel bags of $100.00 bills with no accountability.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but that was the Iraqi's money, from the Oil for food program, accounts and assets seized under the Sanctions program, and The Iraqi Gold Reserves held by the Fed, $22 billion worth.
DeleteThe US blew through that money in under 5 months, with no results, and no Accounting.