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CNN.com - Wolfowitz: Iraq, Afghan costs could top $50B - May 13, 2004
by janelane at 1:45 pm EDT, May 13, 2004 |
] According to the lower request, the $25 billion would be
] placed in a fund under Bush's control. He could decide
] how the money would be spent, as long as he informed
] Congress that his request was "an emergency and essential
] to support activities and agencies in Iraq or
] Afghanistan."
]
] "This reserve fund will ensure that our men and women in
] uniform continue to have the resources they need when
] they need them," Bush wrote in a brief request barely
] longer than three pages. I wonder if the "request" (which is inappropriate nomenclature since they are asssured of providing what he asks) included provisions for where the hell the money would come from (not that most of us can't guess). --
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RE: CNN.com - Wolfowitz: Iraq, Afghan costs could top $50B - May 13, 2004
by Dementia at 5:27 pm EDT, May 13, 2004 |
janelane wrote:
] ] According to the lower request, the $25 billion would be
] ] placed in a fund under Bush's control. He could
] decide
] ] how the money would be spent, as long as he informed
] ] Congress that his request was "an emergency and essential
] ] to support activities and agencies in Iraq or
] ] Afghanistan."
] ]
] ] "This reserve fund will ensure that our men and women in
] ] uniform continue to have the resources they need when
] ] they need them," Bush wrote in a brief request barely
] ] longer than three pages.
]
] I wonder if the "request" (which is inappropriate nomenclature
] since they are asssured of providing what he asks) included
] provisions for where the hell the money would come from (not
] that most of us can't guess).
]
] --
] janelane What I wonder is how we're going to look back at this in a decade or two (or three), after the total cost of this war - and the total gains - are available for comparison. $50b has to come from somewhere, and eventually - or sooner than we think - we'll pay.
~dementia |
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