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Home >> World-issues >> The costs of the Iraq war
01.12.2007, 15:26 quote
The costs of th Iraq war are about 1600 Billion US Dollars.
This is 20900 USD per US household.
Imagine, if before the war there had been a referendum in the USA.
"Do you want to start a war against Iraq for only 20900 USD per household?
(a) yes
(b) no "
How many would have chosen option (b) ?
...apart from this war being completely useless anyhow (it only produced more potential terrorists).
01.12.2007, 20:22 quote
They won't get any of the oil...for the amount they have spend on the war they could have bought lots and lots of oil.
Although the world is not a safer place now as far as terrorism is concerned, the world is a safer place now as the USA can not afford any new random wars
02.12.2007, 12:12 quote
"The Kurds bearing the worst brunt of the regimes terror with the gassing of 5,000 Kurds at Halabja in 1988".
And who sold them the mustard gas to do it with?
And who turned a blind eye and ignored these murders?
And who was Britains pal at the time?
Why didn't anybody do anything about it at the time?
02.12.2007, 15:01 quote
Greystone wrote: |
Iraq had 12 years of chances to comply with the United Nations 1991 Gulf War ceasefire regulations but chose to disobey them. |
And now make a list of things the USA disobeys....starting with human rights, data protection, the kyoto protocol, the international war crimes court in Den Hague, etc....
05.12.2007, 14:20 quote
toby wrote: |
They won't get any of the oil...for the amount they have spend on the war they could have bought lots and lots of oil.
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Exactly. Thats where the 'war for oil' arguement falls to pieces.
Frankly, however true or false our reasons were for going there, I'm not exactly upset to see the back of a guy who used secret police to pistol-drill childrens eyes out in front of their parents. Everyone bitches about world peace and human right but nobody ever wants to set up to the plate and stop those who are abusing and preventing such things. The fact people like Robert Mugmbe (sp?) are still in power is a prime example of this.
The pussication of the Western male is amazing. Fact is that in wars people die. Thats how it goes. If you can't handle seeing a few bodybags marry knows what would happen if we ever ended up in any real war against a nation that can actually take us on without resorting to cowards tactics. I really hope WW3 never happens because if it does public opinion would leave us totally screwed.
And anyone who thinks Syria and Iran are totally inoccent is niave beyond belief. Syria especailly has been spreading its infulence into other Islamic nations for about the past 50 years or more. I also wonder what they were up to in that base that Israel airstriked in september which the next day the Syrian goverments levelled and denied it ever being there.
23.02.2008, 11:20 quote
Yeah thats ok for you to say Greystone but when you have someone you love having to go away 6-7 times a year for a war that will take decades to win you might have a different view. Its not just people who lose their sons/daughters/partners out there it affects all of us that have someone we love out there.
29.02.2008, 21:19 quote
My dad did it to us girls on occasion....I would never do it to my kids, ever. Not nice.
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