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100,000,000,000
by schwarb at 1:40 pm EDT, Apr 24, 2007

One hundred billion.
One hundred thousand million.
That is a lot, in most contexts. Astronomical even.
Apparently, if you ask nicely, know the right people, you can have it, in cash.
US dollars. Off budget, no questions asked, no supervision, no audits.
What could you do with that?

Continued...

I found this blog post on Scienceblogs.com. It gives you some perspective on the cost of this war.