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To: stockman_scott who wrote (117033)	10/17/2003 12:57:53 AM
From: Sig	Respond to of 281500

Five years and seven wars? (But only if war is needed). Should be a piece of cake. Three wars are finished, with combat casualties under 200 per war. That includes one of the seven listed Sudan, Somalia, Libya ? Not much armament there Iran could be a problem tho. For expenses, our GNP is expected to grow at 6% . which adds $960 billion to be taxed at 50%, considering company taxes, double taxation of dividends, and income taxes. In 5 years this provides more than $2400 bil extra income even if the GNP does not grow the last 4 years Terrorism will not go way by itself- is it worth the cost to stop it.? What is Chicago or San Francisco worth, or the Capital building, or a subway full of commuters? What could one suitcase sized dirty nuke do here? Keep in mind that OBL came close to killing nearly 50,000 in NYC, plus Congress and whatever 5 more hi-jacked airplanes could have done on the West coast per the original plan. Did any of our Military people join the service and learn to use guns and missiles with the idea that they would never be in combat or see fatalities? If not, what is the US Military and its huge costs for ?. To hold parades? Sig