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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (211800)6/29/2011 3:27:33 PM
From: Wharf Rat2 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 361147
 
Study: US war spending could top $4 trillion

US spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has already cost at least $3.2 trillion, and could reach as high as $4.4 trillion, far higher than previous estimates, according to a new study released by Brown University.

The study tries to account not just for the direct costs of the war, but for indirect expenses such as ongoing medical care for wounded veterans. It was carried out by Brown's Watson Institute for International Studies.

english.aljazeera.net



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (211800)6/29/2011 5:19:34 PM
From: stockman_scott1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 361147
 
China Opens Oil Field in Iraq. China’s largest oil company has begun operations at Al-Ahdab oil field in Iraq, making the field the first major new area to start production in Iraq in 20 years, according to an official news report on Tuesday...

nytimes.com