Re: [privacy] Who is paying for the Iraq War

[rms () computerbytesman com]

We got a much better deal in the 1991 Iraq War.  The Saudi's paid for
about 75% of the costs of the war.  Cheney was in charge of the sales job
in 1991.  He told the Saudi's if you don't stop Saddam in Kuwait, you're
next.

Richard


> On Sat, Jul 21, 2007 at 02:12:22PM -0500, Brian Loe (knobdy () gmail com)
> wrote:
> > On 7/21/07, Shyaam <shyaam () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > Instead of conquering other nations and gaining more money in war,
> >
> > I agree with virtually everything you said, except this statement. Its
> > been shown that we have spent more money running up to and invading
> > Iraq than we could have ever hoped to get out of the oil Iraq
> > possesses. It wasn't a war for oil.
>
> You conflate two things here that are not even close to the same.  The
> monetary cost of invading Iraq will be paid for by the taxpayers and
> their grandchildren.  The profits from the oil will accrue to others.
> Under no circumstance will oil profits be applied against the national
> debt.
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