>>>govt office estimate of the cost of the war with Iraq over the next decade:
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>>>http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/10/24/2400000000000/
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>>As then Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld stated when asked about the cost of war with Iraq; “Well, the Office of Management and Budget, has come up come up with a number that's something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question. “
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>>http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=1322
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>Don't forget the happy tune about the war being entirely funded by oil revenue.

Funny... for some reason, Shock and Awe came to my mind earlier this morning.