That is the same math that got us 8 trillion in the red and growing!

Initial estimates for Iraq occupation = $60 billion.

Cost to date (limited to only approved budget, no externalities) = $600 billion.

That’s ten times the original estimate. That’s 1000%.

If you need math tutoring I’m happy to help. I understand that bible study doesn’t always allow for basic life skills.

What about the cheap gas prices?

Initial est.: $6b – $9B per month

Actual cost to date: $563B after 5 years = less than $10B per month

No terrorist attacks on America or its ships, embassies since.

I would say Bush and company did exactly what they said, accomplished exactly what was needed and setup future administrations with an opportunity to find peace in the mid east….win, win, win!

1000% overrun on a government project is pretty substantial. The Iraq War isn’t a program, it’s a project. A project that will fail (sorry to be such a Debby Downer).

Panama Canal – 106% cost overrun
Hoover Dam – 12% cost overrun
Erie Canal – 46% cost overrun

These were all government projects that had a clear beginning and a clear end. Our mission in Iraq was presented (sold) similarly, with a beginning and an end, and a price tag of $60 billion.

Only in Conservativeville is someone promoted and praised for such ineptitude. Congratulations.

Suck it up and admit that your buddy Bush blew it. The guy is a complete idiot.

Can I have my portion of the war cost back please? Oh yeah, that’s right, we haven’t even started paying on it yet. Duh!

Pay?

GOPers don’t pay, Democrats pay!

9 trillion in the red and growing is your side!

You have got to stop relying upon polls to justify your liberal opinions. Do you really believe 71% have even the slightest grasp of how the government spends our money?

Given that the MSM hits Americans daily with cost of war but never mentions anything else, I’m surprised the percentage wasn’t much higher.

This horse is beaten to death. I stand by my position in favor of the war and need to end entitlements. You obviously side with B. Hussein Obama and other ultra libs.

The Constitution is on my side, marxist DNC platform on yours.

(CNN) — More than 7 out of 10 Americans think government spending on the war in Iraq is partly responsible for the economic troubles in the United States, according to results of a recent poll.

In the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll conducted last weekend, 71 percent said they think U.S. spending in Iraq is a reason for the nation’s poor economy. Twenty-eight percent said they didn’t think so.

The weekend poll, timed to coincide with the Iraq war’s fifth anniversary, also showed little U.S. support for the conflict. Fewer than one in three respondents — 32 percent — said they support the war, while 66 percent said they oppose it.

Full story

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/19/poll-71-percent-think-iraq-spending-hurts-economy/