We've now burnt through about $176 BILLION in Iraq

Sysbuilder05

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Close to 1700 dead,maybe 10,000 wounded and thousands upon thousands of innocent Iraqi's dead or wounded. All we have to show is picture of an old chain smoker in boxer shorts. Stopped terrorism?? Make me laught,Bush has created THOUSANDS of terrorists by his illeagle invasion.

A total of $207 billion has been apropriated for this disaster called Iraq and Bush will be back at the trough wanting billions more in just a few months. Have a nice day.....
 

Engineer

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Buy hey, give me a tax cut, let's talk about God, and bash a few gays....and I'll vote you back in office.

BLAH!!!

What a waste.....all for a lie! :|
 

1EZduzit

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According to my calculations that come out to around $600 for every man, woman, and child in the USA..... and counting.

It's worse then the S&L fiasco and we haven't paid for it either.
 

BBond

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Originally posted by: 1EZduzit
According to my calculations that come out to around $600 for every man, woman, and child in the USA..... and counting.

It's worse then the S&L fiasco and we haven't paid for it either.

And, unfortunately, contrary to what Bush is telling America, it won't be over any time soon.

Read what the people who know are saying. Not the man who sent them to Iraq with his lies.

Building Iraq's Army: Mission Improbable

Project in North Reveals Deep Divide Between U.S. and Iraqi Forces

By Anthony Shadid and Steve Fainaru
Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, June 10, 2005; Page A01

BAIJI, Iraq -- An hour before dawn, the sky still clouded by a dust storm, the soldiers of the Iraqi army's Charlie Company began their mission with a ballad to ousted president Saddam Hussein. "We have lived in humiliation since you left," one sang in Arabic, out of earshot of his U.S. counterparts. "We had hoped to spend our life with you."

But the Iraqi soldiers had no clue where they were going. They shrugged their shoulders when asked what they would do. The U.S. military had billed the mission as pivotal in the Iraqis' progress as a fighting force but had kept the destination and objectives secret out of fear the Iraqis would leak the information to insurgents.

"We can't tell these guys about a lot of this stuff, because we're not really sure who's good and who isn't," said Rick McGovern, a tough-talking 37-year-old platoon sergeant from Hershey, Pa., who heads the military training for Charlie Company.

The reconstruction of Iraq's security forces is the prerequisite for an American withdrawal from Iraq. But as the Bush administration extols the continuing progress of the new Iraqi army, the project in Baiji, a desolate oil town at a strategic crossroads in northern Iraq, demonstrates the immense challenges of building an army from scratch in the middle of a bloody insurgency.

Charlie Company disintegrated once after its commander was killed by a car bomb in December. And members of the unit were threatening to quit en masse this week over complaints that ranged from dismal living conditions to insurgent threats. Across a vast cultural divide, language is just one impediment. Young Iraqi soldiers, ill-equipped and drawn from a disenchanted Sunni Arab minority, say they are not even sure what they are fighting for. They complain bitterly that their American mentors don't respect them.

In fact, the Americans don't: Frustrated U.S. soldiers question the Iraqis' courage, discipline and dedication and wonder whether they will ever be able to fight on their own, much less reach the U.S. military's goal of operating independently by the fall.

"I know the party line. You know, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, five-star generals, four-star generals, President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld: The Iraqis will be ready in whatever time period," said 1st Lt. Kenrick Cato, 34, of Long Island, N.Y., the executive officer of McGovern's company, who sold his share in a database firm to join the military full time after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "But from the ground, I can say with certainty they won't be ready before I leave. And I know I'll be back in Iraq, probably in three or four years. And I don't think they'll be ready then."

"We don't want to take responsibility; we don't want it," said Amar Mana, 27, an Iraqi private whose forehead was grazed by a bullet during an insurgent attack in November. "Here, no way. The way the situation is, we wouldn't be ready to take responsibility for a thousand years."

Much more@[url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060902245.html"]link[/url]

 

CADsortaGUY

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Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider
Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: Sysbuilder05
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Feel better now? :roll:

CsG

Do you?

I didn't post the rant.:)

CsG


True, but do you feel better for responding to it? :p

Just curious if he though one more wild-eyed rant thread about Iraq made him feel better.

CsG
 

Sysbuilder05

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...[/quote]

Feel better now? :roll:

CsG[/quote]

Do you?[/quote]

I didn't post the rant.:)

CsG[/quote]

LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

 

CADsortaGUY

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Originally posted by: Sysbuilder05

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Feel better now? :roll:

CsG[/quote]

Do you?[/quote]

I didn't post the rant.:)

CsG[/quote]

LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

[/quote]

Complaining coming from the party that claims to want to help those in need... Hmm...

Care to continue?:D

CsG
 

Engineer

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Originally posted by: Sysbuilder05

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Feel better now? :roll:

CsG[/quote]

Do you?[/quote]

I didn't post the rant.:)

CsG[/quote]

LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

[/quote]

:thumbsup:



 

Engineer

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: Sysbuilder05

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Feel better now? :roll:

CsG

Do you?[/quote]

I didn't post the rant.:)

CsG[/quote]

LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

[/quote]

Complaining coming from the party that claims to want to help those in need... Hmm...

Care to continue?:D

CsG[/quote]


I don't care if we help any of the fvckers in the ME. Help the US people and keep jobs here. Screw the ME. Iraq is a fvcked up mess. Rant over.

29% now think it was worthwhile. I know which part you belong to! :roll: ^ 100
 

BBond

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: Sysbuilder05

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Feel better now? :roll:

CsG

Do you?[/quote]

I didn't post the rant.:)

CsG[/quote]

LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

[/quote]

Complaining coming from the party that claims to want to help those in need... Hmm...

Care to continue?:D

CsG[/quote]

Going in circles with you is a waste of time because you refuse to admit the truth even to yourself.

I think the question everyone really wanted to ask was why do you bother to post the same crap in every thread about Iraq? Not do you feel better?

Does posting the same crap in every thread about Iraq while ignoring the ever more apparent truth make you feel better "csg"?

Is the truth that hard for you to face?
 

BBond

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Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
$176 Billion?

Pffft. Big deal.

Look what one terrorist attack cost just NYC, not even to mention the rest of the country.

And for the millionth time just what the hell did Iraq have to do with that?
 

Engineer

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Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
$176 Billion?

Pffft. Big deal.

Look what one terrorist attack cost just NYC, not even to mention the rest of the country.

So wasting $176 Billion is no big deal? Here's hoping that Uncle George will send you a bill for YOUR portion!

Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Completely Bushshit! :|

WASTED MONEY and WASTED LIVES!!! ALL for NOTHING!!!

(OH, and stick the Anger management crap before you say it up your BUTT)
 

Sysbuilder05

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LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

[/quote]

Complaining coming from the party that claims to want to help those in need... Hmm...

Care to continue?:D

CsG[/quote]

You REALLY believe that $207 BILLION is for the Iraqi's? Turn off FOX and get your news somewhere else. BTW,where the HELL are those WMD that we invaded Iraq over?

 

Engineer

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Originally posted by: Sysbuilder05

LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

Complaining coming from the party that claims to want to help those in need... Hmm...

Care to continue?:D

CsG[/quote]

You REALLY believe that $207 BILLION is for the Iraqi's? Turn off FOX and get your news somewhere else. BTW,where the HELL are those WMD that we invaded Iraq over?

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You know that's not the reason we invaded Iraq. Honestly, it's not!

 

Sysbuilder05

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Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
$176 Billion?

Pffft. Big deal.

Look what one terrorist attack cost just NYC, not even to mention the rest of the country.

1700 dead because of LIES from Bush and Blair which is now PROVABLE through the Downing Street Memos and you say big deal?? Maybe your kid or grandkid will be the next to take a bullet when Bush reinstates the draft to keep this lie going.
 

tommywishbone

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Correction; it's not 1,700 dead it's 101,700 dead... the Iraqis do count. They have lives and children and friends too.

W & his thugs are completely deranged. Thank you.
 

sleepysentry

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Think about where all that money could have gone. We could have helped those who don't have a home, helped our schools, or even teach the President how to read with that money! Iraq is a total waste of time. Maybe we should make George Bush reimburse us for it lol?
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Actually the TCO of the Iraq war is probably closer to a trillion.

Just thought you should know.
 

cKGunslinger

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Originally posted by: Sysbuilder05

LOL,from a party that RANTS about every dime the Government spends on its OWN people. Hypocrisy 101....

Yeah! Also, I hear his great granny has a big behind, like Frankenstein, uh-huh!


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Oh, I'm sorry. I thought we were taking turns throwing out useless and immature quips for some reason. :roll:


Anyway, can't we consolidate non-specific war rants to a single thread or something?

Here's one
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Hey.. YAWT!