Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Video Lunch: The Hidden Cost of War
In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure. So what's behind the ballooning dollar signs? Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilme's exhaustedly researched book, "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict," breaks down the price tag, from current debts to the unseen costs we'll pay for years to come.
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Good! Glad to see some of my money is actually going to defend my freedom and not only to bail out companies that have been managed by mediocre businessmen...
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