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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: MKTBUZZ who started this subject9/8/2003 10:11:15 PM
From: Red Heeler  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Monthly costs of Iraq, Afghan wars approach that of Vietnam

"In Vietnam, the last sustained war the nation fought, the United States spent $111 billion during the eight years of the war, from 1964 to 1972. Adjusted for inflation, that's more than $494 billion, an average of $61.8 billion per year, or $5.15 billion per month."

"Today's military commitments come when the U.S. economy is growing only about half as fast as it was during the Vietnam War and the government's debt is expanding."

"There is a key reason why keeping about 150,000 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is almost as costly as the war in Vietnam, which at its peak involved up to 500,000 troops. U.S. forces in Vietnam were largely low-paid draftees, while today's all-volunteer military is better paid, better trained and better equipped — all of which means a bigger budget."

usatoday.com

I feel a draft.

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