Iraq War

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Costs of Worn-out Iraq Equipment High

Submitted by Alexander Sewell
October 2nd, 2008

The U.S. Government Accountability Office reports that it will take years and cost about $200 billion to repair or replace equipment that was worn out or broken in the Iraq war.

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More than $13 Billion for Iraq Reconstruction Unaccounted For

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 1st, 2008

A former Iraqi official recently estimated that more than $13 billion meant for reconstruction projects in Iraq was wasted or stolen through elaborate fraud schemes.

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Iraq War Costs

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
September 29th, 2008

The federal government has authorized $656 billion for the Iraq war. Of that total, $152 billion was appropriated to fund the Iraq war during the current fiscal year. That amounts to more than $12 billion per month and $416 million per day.

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Contractors Used Heavily in Iraq War

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
September 29th, 2008

A record number of private contractors are used in Iraq--receiving almost 20% of funding for operations or $85 billion-- these contractors are often not held accountable for their use of the money.

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Suicide Bombings Increase Since War on Terror

Submitted by Alexander Sewell
September 25th, 2008

Worldwide, suicide bombings have increased greatly since 2001, and 2007 was the worst year for such bombings in more than a quarter-century. Over half of all suicide bombings last year took place in U.S.-occupied Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Bush Reshuffles War-Zone Troops

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Submitted by OurFuture.org Staff
September 9th, 2008
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news.bbc.co.uk — President Bush has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan. He argued in a speech that reduced levels of violence in Iraq allowed for a "quiet surge" of troops in Afghanistan in the coming months. Marine and army units will be sent to Afghanistan with a likely combined strength of about 4,500 men. There are currently 146,000 US troops in Iraq and 33,000 in Afghanistan. Any long-term decision about their future deployment will be left to Mr Bush's successor, who will take office in January.

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Military Chiefs Became Outsiders

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September 8th, 2008
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washingtonpost.com — At the Joint Chiefs of Staff in late November 2006, Gen. Peter Pace was facing every chairman's nightmare: a potential revolt of the other chiefs. Two months earlier, the JCS had convened a special team of colonels to recommend options for reversing the deteriorating situation in Iraq. Now, it appeared that the chiefs' and colonels' advice was being marginalized, if not ignored, by the White House. Pace's question caught the chiefs and colonels off guard. The JCS hadn't recommended a surge, and Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Iraq commander, was opposed to one of that magnitude. Where had this come from? Was it a serious option? Was it already a done deal?

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Iraq War Costs $12 Billion a Month

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 26th, 2008

The Iraq War costs more than $12 billion per month and $416 million per day. These figures include neither operations in Afghanistan nor anti-terrorism programs elsewhere around the world nor the costs of caring for the wounded or replenishing our arsenals.

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Iraq War Could Have Paid For...

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 26th, 2008

With $656 billion—the direct cost of the war in Iraq since 2003—we could have:

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    Iraq War Worsens Domestic Economic Problems

    Submitted by Alex Carter
    April 14th, 2008

    The American public, by an overwhelming margin, believes that the cost of the Iraq war is worsening domestic economic problems. In a New York Times/CBS News poll completed on April 2, 67 percent of respondents said the war had contributed “a lot” to American economic problems, and 22 percent said it was contributing “some.” Only 10 percent said “not much” or “not at all.”

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    John M. Broder. "Views on Money for Iraq War, and What Else Could Be Done With It." New York Times. April 14, 2008.
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