Eisboch wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
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Obama could have stopped paying for Iraq in two weeks. Any future
costs are his baby.
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You have to realize that those who like to claim a 2 trillion dollar
cost for the war in Iraq are using creative accounting techniques so
suit their agendas. So far it has cost about 640-650 billion. (not
that that's exactly chump change).

The 2 trillion is a "projected cost" of maintaining the military in
combat operations through 2019, a date that both Bush and Obama rejected.

If Obama exits Iraq in accordance with his new time table, it will be
generally in agreement with the timetable that Bush established during
the last four months of his administration.

Some things don't change.

Eisboch


It's actually higher than $2 trillion when you factor in such things as
service-related injuries and illnesses resulting from Bush's Folly.