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grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts) Thu Oct 9, 2014, 01:01 PM Oct 2014

Last edited Thu Oct 9, 2014, 03:17 PM - Edit history (2)

http://complex.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/10/08/destroying_a_30000_islamic_state_pickup_truck_can_cost_half_a_million_dollars

ISIL Oil Refineries Still Bring in 1 Mil/Day. Not sure why they haven't bombed them.... That's 62 million in income..... perpetual war is the goal, I guess.... otherwise it makes no sense to leave their income stream up and running, in my view.

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Day 62: Cost 1.1 Billion. How Will This War Be Paid For? (Original Post) grahamhgreen Oct 2014 OP

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1. thank you grahamhgreen for reminding us of the financial cost, something which most people

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 01:06 PM

Oct 2014

would rather have out of sight out of mind. It won't be so out of sight out of mind when more cuts to social services start happening.

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2. It's a bit weird that the vocal war hawks refuse to address this. A special tax on the wealthiest