War Cost Estimation Up Front

[v2prwsmb45yhuq3wj23vpjk]

Yeah, a signature is a 2 second ordeal. I honestly don't care which one they use. If anything, I'm a tad annoyed when they ask me that "Debit or Credit" question. Why the hell should I care? It all comes out of the same place.

'cause that's their job, basically. Also for every one guy who doesn't give a shit there's 6 more who do.

[Reeve]

'cause that's their job, basically. Also for every one guy who doesn't give a shit there's 6 more who do.

I know it's their job, and I never blame them for it, even mentally, but it is a minor annoyance to me.

And I'm not sure why anyone should give a shit.

[petej0]

Just how long are these documents? I routinely email around E size drawings as PDFs.

Health records of a patients entire history could be rather large. Plus, I dont think email is HIPA compliant? not sure.

[Pitkanen]

If the wars would have been sold as Vietnam's rather than the Gulf War, we definitely wouldn't have gone to the second one. Afg might still might be a yes. But Iraq would have been a no.

The thing about the media before hand was that they were probably more effective/responsible for garnishing the support of the Iraq war than the actual politicians. At the behest of the politicians but still.

This is what the media was saying back in 2003 about the cost...
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/....irq.war.cost/
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/28/us...ccupation.html
60-100 billion... with Mr. Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary saying that the 90+B estimate was "too high"

[Cybran]

Those wars delayed the collapse of the Petrodollar so it's not all bad.

[Reeve]

If the wars would have been sold as Vietnam's rather than the Gulf War, we definitely wouldn't have gone to the second one. Afg might still might be a yes. But Iraq would have been a no.

The thing about the media before hand was that they were probably more effective/responsible for garnishing the support of the Iraq war than the actual politicians. At the behest of the politicians but still.

This is what the media was saying back in 2003 about the cost...
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/....irq.war.cost/
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/28/us...ccupation.html
60-100 billion... with Mr. Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary saying that the 90+B estimate was "too high"

That's per year for only one of the wars, but yeah.