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To: GST who wrote (159418)	3/22/2005 11:28:38 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I don't think the insurgents feel very "overwhelmed" by our force and make a daily practice out of demonstrating the underwhelming nature of our force capability and force structure You're not following the numbers. The number of attacks on American troops are dropping (from 25/day to 10) and Coalition casualties are also dropping, precisely because the insurgents don't succeed in killing Americans even when they do attack (like the attack the other day when they lost 24 inusurgents, but only managed to wound a handful of Americans). So the insurgents have switched to blowing up Iraqis, like the funeral at Hilla. This does make them unpopular in Iraq but lets them feel there are doing something, if only blowing up Shia. I know which hand I'd rather be playing. And it's not the insurgents'.

To: GST who wrote (159418)	3/22/2005 11:52:04 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS TO CONSIDER... Cost of Iraq war: The bill so far: $146.6 billion February 14 request from the President: $61 billion more What $207 billion could have paid for in the U.S.: Affordable housing units: 1.86 million or Health care for uninsured Americans for one year: 47 million or Scholarships for university students: 40 million Head Start slots for a year: 27 million Port container inspectors: 3 million ____________________ The $146 billion already allocated could pay for 2 years worth of: Food for half the hungry people in the world and A comprehensive global AIDS treatment and prevention program and Clean water and sanitation throughout the developing world and Childhood immunizations for all children in the developing world. Estimated cost of war to date to every U.S. household: $2,000 Average monthly cost of the Vietnam War, adjusted for inflation: $5.2 billion Average monthly cost of the Iraq War: $5.8 billion Amount contractor Halliburton is alleged to have charged for meals never served to troops and for cost overruns on fuel deliveries: $221 million Kickbacks received by Halliburton employees from subcontractors: $6 million ips-dc.org