Iraq: what happened, why and what do we do now?
LewRockwell.Com
by Karen Kwiatkowski
10/16/07
So far, we have spent, according to the National Priorities Project, about $460 billion on fighting in Iraq. That’s just the direct cost. We’ve racked up nearly two trillion in total costs of the war so far, including equipment and training losses, lifetime health care of the disabled soldiers, etc. We have sacrificed the lives of nearly 4,000 American troops, and injured, in many cases permanently, over 30,000 troops. So far, well over 100,000 American troops have persistent stress reactions or other mental disturbance as a result of their experience. We have weakened American defensive capability with multiple extended tours for both National Guardsmen and the active forces, years of reduced training and maintenance of equipment, and drastically lower standards for entry into the military. Why would any bright and principled young person want to enter the military today? I can’t think of many reasons...
http://www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski193.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/kwiatkowski
by Karen Kwiatkowski
10/16/07
So far, we have spent, according to the National Priorities Project, about $460 billion on fighting in Iraq. That’s just the direct cost. We’ve racked up nearly two trillion in total costs of the war so far, including equipment and training losses, lifetime health care of the disabled soldiers, etc. We have sacrificed the lives of nearly 4,000 American troops, and injured, in many cases permanently, over 30,000 troops. So far, well over 100,000 American troops have persistent stress reactions or other mental disturbance as a result of their experience. We have weakened American defensive capability with multiple extended tours for both National Guardsmen and the active forces, years of reduced training and maintenance of equipment, and drastically lower standards for entry into the military. Why would any bright and principled young person want to enter the military today? I can’t think of many reasons...
http://www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski193.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/kwiatkowski
rudkla - 16. Okt, 13:35
