110 cruise missiles fired so far.

[Adsos Letter]

http://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish

[RegieRocker]

1. Hmm wonder how much heating and cooling that could have

bought some poor folk?

[somone]

2. $66 mil plus shipping and handling

and MIC overhead and corporate surcharges

[dipsydoodle]

11. That's really generous gift

:sarcasm:

[JackRiddler]

19. Are you sure? I thought it was like $3-4 mil per, but maybe they got cheaper -- like Ipads.

Regardless, replacing these is the nation's number one priority.

[NightWatcher]

3. at $1.5mil a piece that's $165 million not spent on schools, jobs, poverty hospitals.

[KansDem]

4. But it's $165 million for them...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I3Q1kT0tz2A/Sbb7CR-P0tI/AAAAAAAAC1k/wWR9ykZtmcA/s400/bush+saudi+king+3.jpg
Hear that? Another $165 million!

Both are heavily invested in the Carlyle Group.

[GSLevel9]

5. schools, jobs and poverty are secondary. We're talking

WAR baby!!!!!!!

:sarcasm:

[Shagbark Hickory]

13. Are they really $1.5 million a piece?

I hope that's not true.
Because if it is and we're wasting that kind of money on a new war, I'm going to have a problem with that.

[JackRiddler]

20. Looked up current prices, supposedly $600 K. Don't believe it.

Used to be much higher, but since when do these things really get cheaper? The next generation will need extra doo-hickeys at double the cost, probably.

[Shagbark Hickory]

22. Oh. So we only blew $66 million in bombs today. Phew. For a second there I thoght we got ripped.

Do you know how many Americans could have a lifetime of all medical needs met for that?
Do you know how many future lawyers could have gone through law school for that?

[JackRiddler]

24. You have my agreement, generally speaking. By the way, we forgot the cost of the warheads.

No idea, but obviously some millions more on top of the $66.

[Shagbark Hickory]

30. Way to focus on jobs and the economy, mr president.

[Tesha]

23. That sounds about right, armed with a conventional warhead. (NT)

[Johonny]

21. I'm sure the government has a plan to pay for this war

I'm sure they'll give us another tax cut soon. Nothing pays off war debt like tax cuts to the rich!

[tabasco]

6. 'bout time we helped take out that crackpot Kadaffi

Shoot one right up his keister!!

[katnapped]

7. How soon will they be asking us for more sacrifice?

Any bets?

[daleo]

8. This war will end up costing another 100 billion

When all is said and done.

Beats me where the occupation troops will come from or the money.

[n2doc]

15. Well, didn't we just pull most of our Iraq contingent out?

Leaving 50,000 soldiers advisors there? I suppose the ones that aren't already in Af-Pak can go.

And we all know where the money will come from- Social Security.
barf.

[David__77]

33. I guess that's the good thing...

Maybe this will really push the US over the edge and ensure it loses its superpower status...

[KG]

9. folly

[dkofos]

10. Have we hit the targets or just killed a bunch of civilians??

[gkhouston]

12. Perhaps the targets *are* civilians. n/t

[Adsos Letter]

18. What would be gained from *targeting* civilians?

:shrug:

[Posteritatis]

28. It would fit the narrative here lately, so it has to be true, or something like that. (nt)

[gkhouston]

31. If they actually hit anything strategic, they might accidentally accomplish something

although that seems doubtful. If they just scrag some unfortunate civilians, they can go on playing at war indefinitely.

[Adsos Letter]

34. I think they are trying to destroy his command and control functions

targeting civilians isn't going to help, and I'm sure they realize that.

[Posteritatis]

27. Yes, because that makes perfect sense. (nt)

[bvar22]

14. Champaign corks are popping today....

...in the boardrooms of the Armaments Industry.
FAT Bonuses will be had for the privileged few.
Woo-Hoo!!! 3 WARS all at the same time!!!
We surely can't afford frivolous budget items like Medicare, Social Security, Schools, and Social Programs NOW!
Gotta CUT the fat and "Share the Sacrifice"*
(*Rich Folks excluded from that sacrifice thing LOL!)


USA!
:patriot:




Who will STAND UP and represent THIS American Majority?
Platitudes, Rhetoric, Empty Promises, and Excuses are meaningless now.

"By their WORKS you will know them,"
And by their WORKS they will be held accountable.

[Gregorian]

16. Took the words right out of my mouth.

That's a 110 mounds of cash.

[somone]

17. They're positively ecstatic

[Initech]

32. It seems war is becoming our only export.

[BOG PERSON]

25. those are american cruise missiles

who said manufacturing was dead in this country?

[Distant Observer]

26. Wonder how many evil pro-Gaddafi forces were cleansed

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

29. I take umbrage at the pre-packagedness.

Not necessarily* the message.

*Not necessarily