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Politics : Stop the War! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ron who wrote (830)	3/21/2003 11:34:24 AM
From: Mike M	Respond to of 21614

Yes but think of the training value....<g>

To: Ron who wrote (830)	3/21/2003 11:46:58 AM
From: Just_Observing	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21614

The cost of the build-up to war has already been substantial. Getting the military's high-tech arsenal half way around the world — along with 250,000 troops — has been a roughly $13 billion undertaking. And the monthly cost of maintaining this force is expected to be around $9 billion. "A lot of the costs are very mundane, like bringing in fuel, bringing in food, building a laundry facility for troops in the region, paying for combat pay for military personnel, activating the reserves," says Steve Kosiak, a military analyst for the Washington, D.C-based think tank Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment. That works out to be $36,000 per soldier per month. Or $1200 per soldier per day. Or $50 per soldier per hour. That is very, very expensive. Are we sure we can afford freedom and democracy for Iraq?