Who wins in Syria? Why, the world's arms makers, of course

[unhappycamper]

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-syria-military-hardware-cost-esimates-20130829,0,1077073.story



The $5+ billion dollar Zumwalt-class destroyer being built in Bath, ME. Pssst - Nimitz-class aircraft carriers usta cost 'only' $4.5 billion dollars.

Who wins in Syria? Why, the world's arms makers, of course
By Paul Whitefield
August 29, 2013, 1:06 p.m.

So you say the Syrians have it coming for gassing their own citizens?

OK, let’s skip that debate, then, and get down to the nuts and bolts: How much is this “measured response” gonna cost?

Call it “Bang for Our Bucks.”

Now, it’s hard to predict what a war will cost. Just ask the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld boys; remember their estimates that the Iraq war would, in essence, pay for itself through increased oil revenue and recovered assets?

[Scuba]

1. Bingo.

[bluedigger]

2. Pretty shallow analysis.

Fixed costs such as warships and operating expenses? Better to look at replenishment costs for expended munitions if you want to make any meaningful case. Not impressed by Mr. Whitefield's "journalism".