87 Billion for Iraq Here, 200 Billion for Katrina there... Pretty soon,

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

you're talking about Real Money!!!! :o

[mmonk]

1. or real debt most likely

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Way more than 87 Billion in Iraq. That was just the most recent slice.

Also, there is 8 billion dollars in cash not accounted for from Bremer's days in Iraq in 2003.

[applegrove]

3. No possible way for a Dem President to fix Health Care. There will

be nothing but debt & depression left when Dems get into power.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. You assume that Dems will be 'allowed' back in power, even after all this.

I hope you're right.

[Canadian Socialist]

5. I recognize that quote

It's from Getty (or someone similar); originally it was "a million here, a million there, pretty soon, you're talking real money." 'Course that was over 70 years ago.

"I want... 1...... million..... dollars" from that stupid movie.

[murielm99]

7. Senator Dirksen, Illinois.

A Republican, but not a repuke.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

8. For some reason I'm thinking late Senator William Fulbright.

[daninthemoon]

6. He spent the real money years ago. Remember Clinton's surplus?

[Strelnikov_]

9. Iraqnam Has Been Estimated At $1T+ When Future Costs Are Included

Such as long term veterans medical costs, replacing all the worn out military equipment.

The Trillion-Dollar War
Linda Bilmes
The New York Times
Saturday 20 August 2005

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/082105D.shtml

Even assuming that the 525,000 American troops who have so far served in Iraq and Afghanistan will require treatment only on the same scale as their predecessors from the gulf war, these payments are likely to run at $7 billion a year for the next 45 years.

. . .

Even by this simple yardstick, if the American military presence in the region lasts another five years, the total outlay for the war could stretch to more than $1.3 trillion, or $11,300 for every household in the United States.