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Watchdog Report: US spent too much $ in Iraq
Posted: Mar 7, 2013
I'm all for rebuilding after we've devestated a country, but there has to be a way to do it without wasting billions of dollars. And frankly, we should have never invaded Iraq anyway.
"The war in Iraq cost about $800 billion, and Wednesday's report from Bowen could portend what lies ahead for the U.S. in Afghanistan, where it is also engaged in reconstruction and has spent $90 billion."
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If we look, we'll find the war industry, still involved, is still - soaking us for outrageous profits. They
[ In Reply To ..]and the financial industry have become closely allied, and, of course, have a great deal to do with who's elected to Congress, and reelected.
A situation many voters proudly helped develop, so those who spent the better part of the past 3 decades promoting "big business, little government" should be pleased with the results.
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