Comments on: How Much Does 4 Years Of War Cost?

The U.S. Has Spent Close To $500 Billion On The War In Iraq

[us_infidel]

And the US leaving would only justify their cause.
Posted by bandit931 at 12:05 PM : Mar 19, 2007

You are correct. Please don't judge America or even 20% of America based on what you read here.

There is a regular crew of flaming left wing liberals who have all the answers. They are regulars on here and seem to make a living bashing America and Bush. I guess that's all they have.

[us_infidel]

Probably not as much as we waste on failed government school education programs and welfare.

[bandit931]

Thats the best post I have read on here Omega39 and I agree with you. But in terms of a solution...pulling out of Iraq to save lives and money? I just cannot seem to understand what America thought was gonna happen in 4 years, that there would be peace and love? Its gonna take time, money, more lives, and above all education of the people. I wish more countries would support the US but like always the UN likes to stay neutral when it sees a problem. I dont agree that war is the answer but right now terrorists are doing exactly that causing terror, targeting innocent people throughout the world. And the US leaving would only justify their cause.

[ademeyer]

We could have made a paradise in Afghanistan with that money, inspiring world wide respect and fighting the appeal of Isalmic extremists across the globe. Iraqis would have felt inspired to overthrow Saddam themselves seeing the positive positive effect democracy can have and the US would have made many allies. How's that for a what if, Professor Davis?

[ademeyer]

And if we had put that money into making a paradise of Afghanistan we would have won world wide admiration and inspired Iraqis to overthrow Saddam themselves.

[random_radar]

Great post, omega39! Cognitive dissonance explains a lot in America's social pathology.

[yorkark]

I will bet that this figuer will double when then the cost of the injuries are added to the cost of this war. Then there is the lost to families of parents,children, lost income there is not way to put a dollar figuer on these things. War is HELL and this was a needless war.

[omega39-2009]

Let%u2019s see, fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers were Saudi, the wife of the Saudi ambassador was investigated for funneling money to two of the hijackers. The Saudi government buys school books and funds the madrasas that indoctrinate hate of America and what did Bush do, invade Iraq and walk around holding hands with the Saudi prince. If you want to blame anyone Bandit, start with the disastrous foreign policy pursued by both political parties over the last half century.

[bandit931]

I currently live in Germany, and have just sat here reading all of these posts. And it makes me sad. Its easy for you to look the other way or blame Bush, but it is you that should be blaming yourselves. How many of you have ever helped anyone but yourselves. 9/11 cost New York 100 billion and 3000 lives and that was one day. The terrorists that did that were not just like, oh glad we made our point now we can stop. Bush might not have made all the right decisions but action must be taken. Hilter was happy to see the Europeans sit back while he overtook them. What did trying to delay a problem, hoping it would go away get us then. A war that cost 13 trillion and 50 million lives. Wake up America

[adventurepa]

The real questions should be how much of that money could have been used to buy textbooks, improve roads, feed the poor, be given back to the taxpayer?