Bush Official Fired after Giving High Cost Estimate for Invading Iraq-Bush History, 9/14

[BlueButGlad2]

A Bush official is fired after estimating that invading Iraq won't be cheap; he is replaced with someone whose numbers were a lot more popular with the Bushies. Of course the original estimate was a lot closer to the truth, but the truth is the least of Bush administration concerns.

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Today's categories: Iraq, Proven Wrong

[Old and In the Way]

1. IIRC, Natsios gave a figure of $2BB, $3BB tops.

7 years later, that's the weekly budget figure. He was only off a trillion dollars.

[BlueButGlad2]

2. Yes both estimates were too low-the one Bush liked outrageously so

[BlueButGlad2]

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4. Peculiar timing. Thank you for posting! n/t