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Iraq War Costs Compared With Earlier Wars

Posted by Jeff (Guest) jeff@attoz.com - Thursday, May 6 2004, 8:56:26 (CEST) from 69.14.124.228 - d14-69-228-124.try.wideopenwest.com Commercial - Windows XP - Netscape Website: Website title:

*** It's funny how they neglect to mention the 60-70+ wars that the US fought (using the CIA and other covert groups) since WWII..... but it's interesting nonetheless. --------------------- Iraq War Costs Compared With Earlier Wars Wed May 5, 7:52 PM ET By The Associated Press How the cost of wars in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites) and other anti-terrorism operations by the Defense Department since Sept. 11, 2001, compares to costs of past wars. So far, $165 billion has been provided for U.S. military activities in Iraq, Afghanistan and other anti-terror efforts, according to an October 2003 report by the Congressional Research Service, which conducts research for lawmakers. That amount excludes the additional $25 billion Bush administration officials said Wednesday that they are requesting. Figures on past wars' costs to U.S. taxpayers are from a Congressional Research Service report from September 2003. The price tags of past wars are all converted to 2003 dollars to include the effects of inflation over the years. American Revolution: $3.2 billion. War of 1812: $1 billion. Mexican War: $1.8 billion. Civil War, Union and Confederacy: $72 billion. Spanish-American War: $6.5 billion. World War I: $588 billion. World War II: $4.8 trillion. Korean War: $408 billion. Vietnam War: $584 billion. Persian Gulf War (news - web sites), 1991: $82 billion, of which all but $5 billion was repaid by foreign countries. --------------------- - BACK TO INDEX - REPLY - QUOTE - EDIT - DELETE -

The full topic: Iraq War Costs Compared With Earlier Wars Jeff - Thursday, May 6 2004, 8:56:26 (CEST) Re: Iraq War Costs Compared With Earlier Wars parhad - 05/06 14:27

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