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The Pentagon reports that through March 28, the U.S. military operation has cost $550 million. The bulk of that is for munitions. The cost for the 199 Tomahawk missiles fired alone is somewhere between $220 to $298 million.
Pentagon officials say once NATO forces takeover the bulk of the mission, the U.S. military cost should be approximately $40 million over the next three weeks.
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Thank you Jim. Just curious, when was your last report on how much the Iraq and Afghanistan's wars cost?
LOL, still looking in the past there Patrick. "but Mom, George did it, why can't I", I do know this Patrick, it was cheaper than Obama's stimulus. Isn't that crazy?
*ouch*
Good one Patrick!
I wonder why Jim didn't point out that thanks to President Obama's pragmatism, we didn't incur 100% of the cost either?
Guess I'm just 'picky' that way... lol
Yahooooooo, I guess, is'nt that right dances with wolves. Mo $$ Mo $$ Mo $$ to give Corparate Tax Breaks .
Stop the Presses, your defense of anything Bushy is admirable.
He knew so much, he Bancrupted the World & some still Praise'm.
Stay the Course, I guess!
3wolves hasn't heard yet- not suposed to mention that one guy.....
You may want to resume barking at the moon there wolfie!
Patrick:
What difference does it make? The country is going to pay for it anyway.
Drive By - why don't you man up and go to where 3wolves is and tell him who he can and cannot bring up.
Now that would be something, cause see as far as I'm concerned he gets to say whatever he wants on any topic about war.
You got that Drive. This time it's serious, unless you think war is funny. Well do you Drive By? Is what 3wolves is doing amusing to you?
Thank the good Lord that McCain wasn't elected in '08 or we would still be on the rocks with the throttle at full speed ahead! I can see it now the Captain McCrusty hanging over the side giving her a good scrubbing while the Mad Trapper was selling the lifeboats... I sure am glad Obama at least had the good sense to have the ship towed back to the shipyard!
You might want to wait for the sun to go down first! Oh, never mind you right wingers are always barking at something!
Nice post Feisty!
Touche.
Usually up the wrong tree! lol
Thanks devie! ;o)
So sad. I don't suppose devie [or Feisty] that you know what time it is where 3wolves is?
Go ahead take a guess.
I dare you.
Spanky, Guess what? (No not chicken butt.) I don't care! Why don't you leave sunny CA and join him?
Gee, if only we had that $485 million dollar alternative engine that the airforce emphatically didn't want but that Cantor (R) and Boehner (R) tried to save because it was made in their districts. That would have helped keep costs down for the no fly zone the Republicans clamored for (until President Obama set it up.)
The only time republicans complain about the military costs of anything is IF a democrat takes action. Otherwise, they simply respond to the question: will that be Mastercard or Visa?
Aww devie, that really is sad.
My only question to you is is that a comment based upon ignorance or is it that you know but just don't care?
For your sake I'm truely hoping it's just ignorance. Unfortunately I fear it's just more hypocrisy.
Do you support 3wolves devie?
3WolvesandaMoon
LOL It's also wrong, idiot. The total cost of the war in Iraq has been estimated to be over 2 trillion dollars, after the life-time medical costs of all the badly wounded soldiers is taken into account. The stimulus was less that half that, and has an economic recovery to show for it, not a country reduced to rubble, which is what the Iraq war produced.
Houston - when is Obama going to order a pull out?
How about a pull out in Afghanistan?
Do you support the contunation of these wars?
"...cause see as far as I'm concerned he gets to say whatever he wants on any topic about war."
Oh, and I don't ? Is that how things work in your world??
Neat hat you'r wearing today. Who's is it- Joe Pesci's?? Are you a 'good Fella ' today, Spanker??
Hey, wait- the 3wolves guy (guy?) seems to bring you roaring out from under where ever you're posting from. You know this person, don't you? A relative, maybe?
"LOL It's also wrong, idiot. The total cost of the war in Iraq has been estimated to be over 2 trillion .."
Easy, Houston! It may have been mistaken for the India triip last year?
Smart spending of my tax money.
Republican/Teabagger goons, compare this to almost a $TRILLION spent in IRAQ FAUX WAR.
Thanks again Mr. President.
Pius Emeka Nebo
Smart spending of my tax money.
Republican/Teabagger goons, compare this to almost a $TRILLION spent in IRAQ FAUX WAR.
Thanks again Mr. President.
Indeed Pius
Republican/Teabagger goons are a bunch of diabolical and unrestrained hypocrites using sleaze ball tactics
Like I said before suddenly when it's President Obama--"The Thrill is Gone" to spend money for War?
Thank you Mr. President for being the only adult in the room. I'm proud you are the Nobel Peace Prize winner. In your acceptance speech you spoke in unequivocal terms what you would do and you did it.
RVZ, Yeah, how about giving GW the US Chamber of Commerce's Businessman of the Year Award while you're at it? You might as well face it, Bush sucked! We should revoke GW's pension and his benefits package!
Devie, How about this? How about the American people giving Obama Das Boot at the next election.
……… Barack Obama 2002...against war Now let me be clear. I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power. He has repeatedly defied UN resolutions, thwarted UN inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons and coveted nuclear capacity. He’s a bad guy. The world and the Iraqi people, would be better off without hi. But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States.
……… Barack Obama 2006...against raising debt ceiling The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s deblt limit is a sign of LEADERSHIP FAILURE. It is a sign that the US Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies..increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here’. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.
The people need to take the power away from the president /congress ...to go to war ... as we have seen they cant be trusted ! Everything should be done with a vote by the people other then a Nuke attack ! Nothing is that pressing that we cant wait 2 months for a vote ...and NO foreign pay offs on monthly basis with out the people voting on who and any amount over 10K ....this is how you keep these "BUMS" in check ! Not with the current weeper of the house !
Now that's a thought however unrealistic it is.
I do not believe in war, but I do believe in humanitarian relief. The United States and the many other nations chose the right avenue, to prevent the slaughter of human beings and to send a message to the rest of the middle east. Now, could we have some humanitarin relief in this country?
I agree. If the US does not stand for humanitarian relief and try to stop the slaughter of thousands, we stand for nothing.
As for humanitarian relief in this country, e-mail the legislators and I'd suggest targeting the GOP/TP ones since they are the ones determined to cut the humanitarian relief that exists today while continuing to support the tax loopholes that allow companies like GE, Exxon to pay little to no taxes.
You know something Dems. You and those socialist lot will be watching the next elections from the sidelines when the American people choose a Republican or Tea Party candidate for the Presidency. One reason.
A ruined economy and now a war to finance.
The economy was ruined in Dec 2007 and it wasn't President Obama who did it. It seems the right has short-term and long-term memory problems.
Juven. Who do you think will they be choosing? I was for it before I was against Newt? or maybe "my topee is to tight" birth-er the Donald? or could it be Huckabbe? who seems to think Hawaii is somewhere in Kenya.
Well, all I can figure is- Obama must be doing it right. I mean, look at all the noise from the right again today.