Is the Price to High for Iraq?
926267
how about 5000 americans in some buildings is better than 3000 soldiers and marines who volunteer and fight for their freedom.\n5 times as many soldiers died in normandy on d-day.\n\nis losing a life bad yes, but is it worth what we are fighting for, yes yes yes.
441131
No because if the war were for oil why am i paying $3.10 a gallon. That is outdate liberal rhetoric.
735450
if your adventerous, get a job over here in iraq like i did.  i came over here $125,000 in debt back in 2003.  by next april, i will be totally debt free.  i would have been done a lot sooner, but i splurged a little on my vacations.  i'm with halliburton(kbr), but there are many companies over here that pay well.  the first $80,000 is tax free.  each month i bring home anywhere between $8,000 to $11,000 a month(bring home), depending on if it is a four or five week month.  it can be dangerous at times, but i have been here 3 1/2 years and i still have all my fingers and toes.  good luck.
920461
Actually those numbers are a little conservative compared to some of the numbers I've seen... but the quote that says it all is this one.\n\n"I imagine that hardheaded advocates of the war will say that such is the price of liberty, that eggs must be broken. Yet here's the rub: The Iraqi people did not decide that such a cost was worth bearing. They had it imposed upon them"\n\nWe decided FOR them if it was liberty or death.....
3580
Invest in Iraqi Dinars.... current exchange rate is 1457 Dinars per 1 US dollar. Exachange rate during the Saddam era was less than 0.40 Dinars per 1 US dollar... Exchange rate may begin to equalize once the new Iraqi government starts business at the end of the year. Better act soon if you choose this method of "becoming wealthy."
803665
The cost is, the United States is expected to supply everything. Finance everything. And our soldiers are expected to be the ones out in front. Don't believe what the liberal news media is puking out of your TV every day and night. There is no such thing.
1125902
very simple...\n\nWhen war breaks out - people freak out and worry that they aren't gonna have any money anymore. So everyone first of all... stops spending money. Second of all, anyeon who sells anything starts to increase the price of thier items so they can get more money for it.\n\nBoth these factors cause IMMENSE increase in the proce of everything. Its inflation at its worst and this makes prices literally Skyrocket, making it impossible for poor and regular people to buy essentials. \n\nTo solve this they come up with a simple solution... they would make a "ceiling price" for everything out there that can be sold/bought. That way it would be illegal to sell that item for a higher cost - thus allowing regular people to buy goods. \n\nIts basically a stabilizing mechanism for an economy because in war time, economies are VERY unstable. The US economy is shaky right now and we just have a small war in iraq compared to WW2.\n\nThis whole process obviously would take a lot of administration - therefore they formed the Office of Price Administration and Civil Supply (OPACS) ... but your question only relates to OPA
1015603
I just got back from IRAQ so i hear you loud and clear.Although a $2000.00 generator will not run the equipment needed to to do the job required. The generator in my living area when i was there cost over one million dollars.\n     It is my belief that IRAQ should be one of the richest countries just like KUWAIT,QATAR and the other middle eastern countries.It is a shame the children died the way they did.We the AMERICANS have done so much to help the IRAQI people and so much more needs to be done.Having been there you know why things are the way they are and they are not going to change any faster.
3215
I would consider an alternative.  Should the Iraqi experiment (this being another attempt to stimulate it into a democracy) succeed in terms of stability, what other economies, and thus their currencies, will benefit?  I would select a proxy currency that is more liquid, such as that of Lebanon or Egypt or Israel, all of which would substantially benefit from greater peace in the region.
635541
The Kuwaiti Dinar got as low as $0.10 (ten US cents ) per dinar during the Gulf War.  Currently the Kuwaiti Dinar is worth around $3.46.
563448
It's not that hard to believe, if you think about all the spending surrounding katrina and Iraq... that's a ton of government spending that taxes are taken out of at some point... but the question is... are the increases in tax revenues worth the raise in debt and war?
463811
Why not. Just ask Bush to withdraw troops from Iraq.Restore peace .Stop intimidating Iran automatically oil prices will go down to touch below 50. Bush is responsible of all miseries world is facing.
455464
Total - Barely over 500,000\nIn Iraq - over 135,00\nOverseas in General (Germany, Italy, Korea, etc) - 328,000\nStateside - 174,000
92638
This is comparing apples to oranges.  It costs a lot less to rebuild New Orleans than it does to ship troops and military equipment to the Middle East and to direct the war out there.  If the war was in the US, then it wouldn't cost as much as it does now.
1108557
I will think so.  Yes, $70 per barrel seems to be too high.  However, with the increasing demand from developing countries like China and India, oil will probably reach $90 by this year end and over $100 next year or so.
1133811
Dats a neat idea- is anyone listening?? it'll sell well in Iraq atleast
245112
Jon Stewart (I love his show) recently had a figure on there that, including the most recent request for $, the war in Iraq is costing each US taxpayer +$2,000.  That's EACH!  \n\nOf course, he made this point too.  We aren't paying for it, you and I.  Who will pay for it?  Our grandkids - because while we are fighting two wars right now, we are also cutting taxes and increasing the deficit and therefore the debt.