What is the return policy on an invasion?

[ohio_dem_52186]

It seems like we were overcharged and the product did not perform as advertised. Can we get a refund?

From Congression Report:
Though initially Secretary Rumsfeld expressed his opinion that “it is unknowable what a war or conflict like that would cost”, in early 2003 he estimated a cost of under $50 billion.

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/17349.pdf

[Inland]

1. No return, but Bush will sell you a Long Costly Occupation package

and you can see if that makes it all work okay.

[ohio_dem_52186]

6. I don't recall seeing that in the fine print...

[JGG]

2. I'm pretty sure there is no refund

[Spinzonner]

3. Colin clearly stated the policy

You break it, you own it

[catzies]

4. Yup. The Bush Doctrine is really the Pottery Barn Doctrine.

n/t

[bobbieinok]

5. kick

[ohio_dem_52186]

7. I guess the resulting turmoil, which was COMPLETELY unexpected, was

not covered in the orginal warranty since it was unforseen.

But wait, in a Congressional report in January before the invasion:

"In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on September 18, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld declined to speculate upon what might be the military requirements for the United States in post-war Iraq, assuming Saddam Hussein’s ouster."

However, the report says:

"Though a short-term post-war occupation may be a possibility,
it is likely that a continued deployment of substantial military ground force will be necessary for several years. For comparison, in the relatively benign environment and considerably smaller areas of Bosnia and Kosovo, NATO currently maintains a deployment of about 60,000 troops. It is possible, however, that some nations unwilling to participate in military action against Iraq may be willing to contribute to a post-war stabilization force, thus alleviating some of the burden on U.S. forces."

Source: http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/17349.pdf

WAIT A SECOND... MAYBE IT WASN'T UNFORSEEN! GASP, WERE WE DECEIVED!!!

[The Great Deceiver]

8. Keep your receipt!

In this case, your tax return. We can go visit Cheney, Rummy and Bush in their high security detention facility to ask for your money back.

[ohio_dem_52186]

10. Haven't you been watching TV, those tax-and-spend liberals

are the ones who want to bankrupt the country!

You need to watch more campaign commercials... Maybe you live in a non-swing state, but those of us in Ohio know that Sen. Kerry is the mose liberal person in the Milky-Way.

[BrotherBuzz]

9. The restocking charge will kill ya.

[ohio_dem_52186]

11. What will I have to give, my first-born male child???

[ohio_dem_52186]

12. “War Could Cost More Than $40 billion”, Knight-Ridder Wire Service

September 18, 2002.

What wishful thinking...

[Inland]

13. And that headline was in contrast to admin claim of NO net cost

[ohio_dem_52186]

14. That is because our strong coalition was going to help us with all of the

hard, hard, work in routing out the evil-doers and their idealogy of hate.

I guess they didn't get their invitations.

[Inland]

15. And we would simply use Iraqi oil revenue--of which there is none

Even Bush's plan to steal Iraqi oil to pay for its own occupation and rebuilding failed, since he couldn't secure the one thing he thought worth securing, the oil.