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To: Bilow who wrote (193248)	7/26/2006 4:30:11 AM
From: Proud Deplorable	Respond to of 281500

150 million loss per day to Haifa alone

To: Bilow who wrote (193248)	7/26/2006 5:20:20 AM
From: geode00	Respond to of 281500

Wealthy people have more reasons not to fight That was my point. I don't know why the 'capitalists' and 'free marketers' didn't advocate bribing Iraqis from the get go. That's what I'm thinking in terms of beating a pipsqueak when you're big and bulky: bribery and propaganda. We've allocated some $400 billion so far and we could have paid Iraqis 10-15 years of their annual income instead of blowing things up. The rumor was that Japan paid $100 million to the local bigwigs to leave their guys alone. Apparently they wandered around in chinos and polos shirts so as not to appear too militaristic. I don't think they lost anyone but it did finally get too hot for comfort either in Iraq, at home or both.