Friday, Feb 29, 2008
The real cost of war
The Telegraph: Stiglitz: $3tn Iraq legacy to hit next President
In 16-years time, the US will face a $4bn annual bill for disabled servicemen, said Mr Stiglitz, who estimated that around 40pc of the 2m currently fighting in Iraq will return home severely disabled.
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1. japanese uncle said...
It's an ill wind that blows nobody good, indeed.
These three trillion dollars were debit on the public balance sheet, but credit on the balance sheet of the death merchants (and their bosses ie financiers).
Given such sick criminal concentration of wealth, there is no wonder middle classes are quickly disappearing from all advanced economies.
2. bystander said...
The servicemen are doing a job, which they know to be dangerous - its the civilian casualties, "collateral damages", who really pay the cost of war and I don't expect to see much funding going to help the orphans and damaged of Afghanistan and Iraq. These have been, and will be written into history, hopefully, as two of the most dispicable acts of commodity grabbing, wrapped up in a blanket of instilling democracy and fighting terrorism. There are many 'terrorists' in the world, it just depends on your point of view. If there was any justice, Bush and Blair would be tried in the Hague as war criminals and thieves.
3. Deadspider said...
"40pc of the 2m currently fighting in Iraq" ?????
What does that mean ?? Is he saying there are 2 million US troops in Iraq ?