Tuesday, February 07, 2006

The Iraq war is very expensive

The cost of our war in Mesopotamia inched passed the $300 billion mark yesterday. That's a lot of coin. Here's The New York Daily News for some background:

When the estimated cost of the Iraq war soared beyond $300 billion yesterday, White House officials said there were no regrets about humiliating two top aides who had accurately predicted the war's cost.

Retired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki and White House economic adviser Larry Lindsey had pegged the cost of the war at $200 billion. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said it would cost only $50 billion.

Lindsey was fired and Shinseki was shunted aside.

Budget director Josh Bolten paused yesterday when asked if they were owed an apology.

" I don't think so. The costs of the war are what they are," he said.


I sometimes wonder how high level Bush officials like Bolten actually sleep at night. In Bolten's case, it's pretty clear that he's got absolutely no conscience whatsoever. What an ass!

Posted by jwb at 1:40 PM   

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