who is paying for the war in iraq??
611539
The guy in the street and the innocent peoples in Iraq with their lives.
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The war in Iraq itself is costing about $6 billion dollars a month. As of a few months back I think Congress had approved close to $200 billion dollars for the war.\n\nIn 2003 the initial estimate by the Bush administration was $60 billion. Just a little off...
665866
They have to pay for all the military people being sent overseas.
696012
You are right on the target and it is true that We stuck in Iraq. Now what are we going to do about 140,000 men and women that we left there. By the way who is going to foot 3 trillion dollars war bills that we owe it to National debt. Your children and my children have to come up with an amazing theory to pay for. I am too old to work so I have no way to get money,HELP.
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Exxon gives a lot of that to stockholders, taxes, building infrastructure, providing jobs, research and technology, grants, donations, etc, etc, etc.  Somebody's not sitting around counting money at your expense.  Stop feeling sorry for yourself.\n\nWhat war are you talking about?  The one that ended in victory a couple of years ago with the fall of Saddam?  I hope you are not confusing that with the U.S. helping a fledgling democracy with security against terrorists until they can take care of themselves.  What does that have to do with oil prices again?  By the way, those who think we went into Iraq for oil, where is all this oil we are supposedly getting?  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Iraq wants the US and everyone else to leave.  They feel nothing will be resolved with all the "occupiers" around.\n\nIn terms of money...well, Bush's contracting companies didn't do too much and they left and took the money with them.  Check it out:\nhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/11/AR2006111101076.html
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I know KBR (subsidy of Halliburton).  Did you ever check out that PBS special regarding this topic? \nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/view/\n Very interesting.  You can actually watch it online.\n\n"How many private security firms are working in Iraq?"\n\nNo one knows the exact number of private security contractors that rushed into Iraq following the war. In April 2004, in response to a request from Congress, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) compiled a list of 60 different firms employing a total of 20,000 personnel (including U.S. citizens, Iraqis and third-country nationals).\n\nBefore handing over power to the newly elected Iraqi government in January 2005, the CPA established "Memorandum 17," a notice that called for all private security companies operating in Iraq to register by June 1 and established an oversight committee led by Iraq's Ministry of the Interior. \n\nAccording to Lawrence Peter, a former CPA official and the director of the Private Security Company Association of Iraq, as of June 21, 2005, 37 security contractors have registered with the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior. One is awaiting approval, and at least 18 additional security companies are in the process of registering.\n\nhere's the link for more info:  \n\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/faqs/
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the money is staying with the iraqi people, and where it goes is determined by the iraqi government. and for the record, Bush sold his oil company years ago, so he couldnt possibly have gained from it
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Lets see, I got gas today and paid 2.49, my 84 year old Mother is totally confused about Bush's health reform which she is paying more of her health care then ever before.Then we have the war in Iraq which deep down we all know that is going nowhere and Bl isn't even there.And you have the war in Afghanistan which is still going on,so with the both wars going on and countless men and women getting killed and thousands losing their arms and legs and their mental state will never be the same, and for what, a few more millions in Bush and Chaney's pockets.Now Mr, Gun hoe Bush has p.o. Iran and they are ready to hit us.He has got the US in debt up to our eyeballs while lining his and Dick Chaneys'pockets. Now lets talk about the port problem(thank goodness that the American people raised enough stink about it to put it to a stop) giving over your ancestor ports up.So, to sum Bush up, I would gladly buy him a one way ticket to IRAQ because I just love him that much...not
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No, it was/is not!! \n$2,000,000,000,000.00 ....  count it 2 trillion!! 2 thousand billion dollars...\nfor GW to put a hit on the man who tried but failed to put a hit on his father .... \nSomehow,  2 trillion dollars for a family vendetta that also cost the lives thousands of US military men and women and maimed and ruined many thousands more, as well as causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of mostly civilian Iraqi women, children and men ... and destabilizing the entire Middle East seems a bit steep of a price to pay.  After all, they knew long before the start that there were no WMD's or programs to develop them.. So ... NO NO NO .. the bush family had no right to force the taxpayers of the US to pay for their mafia style vendetta....
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A Huge Chunk Of Our Tax Payers Money Goes Into The Defense Funding...\n\nSo Pay Your Taxes Regularly.... Pay Now Play Save.....
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We were not at war when the policies were set that slammed us into the red, sadly.  It's a matter of a corrupt government that is controlled by special interest groups.  Ask yourself this:  if the energy and oil companies are reporting the greatest profits they have ever seen, why does our government continue to provide them with tax deferrals and outright payments in the form of subsidies?   Just how much has Haliburton made in Iraq?  And why haven't their cost over-runs, which go into the billions of dollars, been investigated?  Then ask yourself what companies the current administration worked for and will return to when they are out of office.   The connection becomes pretty clear.   We are no longer a democracy but a corporate oligarchy.  The citizens select which corporate representative will take power, not who represents them best.
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The pay for these jobs is much higher than in the states. Call Halliburton, they hire most of the civilians in Iraq.
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So far the American Government has spent $275 BILLION dollors on the War in Iraq!\n\nApproximately:\n28.5% of your Federal Taxes go to the military, that was in 2005. I can imagine now it's like 35%.\n\nBut, the American Army can kill the Chinese, if we let our Army rebuild, and give it some time. We can end them communists!
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not a protester just one of the troops... your additional comments... amen, not very many people put there money where their mouth is
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I agree with Dr ans its really shame i donno what the world is watching and what these US and UK doing to stabilize peace in the world? \n\nIn Darfur i really dont understand where the money is going.What this BIG BOSS US is doing cant he understand this.
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Thank you!!!!!!! What is the figure again?? One Billion US$/day to be in Iraq.........But that`s not even close to be as troubling as the number of casualties on all sides especially that the whole thing is based on a fool LYING to the world through his teeths!!