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To: elmatador who wrote (30239)	3/27/2003 5:30:38 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hello Elmat, <<Are (you) trying to imply that people ...for the protection of their investment would start thinking twice before backing the USD? If so, ... two months home work>> Well, let's see. Bush war of $75 billion is supposed to be for 30 days. Hourly cost of the war = [($75,000,000,000 / (30 days * 24 hours) ) = $104,166,666 per hour / 250,000 soldiers estimated] = $416.67 per soldier per hour. These are almost full rack consulting rates, and if we run the math for 2 months ... Chugs, Jay