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To: KyrosL who wrote (107213)7/22/2003 7:08:25 PM
From: RealMuLan  Respond to of 281500
 
>>But I am sure the morale of the US troops in Iraq will be boosted considerably and the morale of the opposition crushed. <<

No offense, I think there is such an issue like "justice" after all? The US soldiers in Iraq are occupiers, invaders. And the way they deal with the local riot is bound to invoke more Iraqis standing with resistance.

>>We already have a $450 billion deficit. Another $10 or $20 billion is just a drop in the ocean. <<

There are so many "drops", domestically and internationally, and those drops add up. The bottom line is that the US gov. is nearly broke.<g>, not quite, but nearly.



To: KyrosL who wrote (107213)7/22/2003 7:20:27 PM
From: NickSE  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 281500
 
The US doesn't have to cough up more dough when the UN is STILL sitting on $15 billion+ from the oil-for-food program. I wonder why the UN hasn't bothered offering it yet?

GR@whoskeepingtheinterestonthat