Nordhaus on costs of war

[Gordon Fitch]

Doug Henwood:
> ... 
> Notwithstanding all the warning signs, the administration marches 
> ahead, heedless of the fiscal realities and undeterred by cautions 
> from friends, allies, and foes.
> ...

Is it, actually, marching ahead?  I mean physically.  The task
is a considerable project which is only very modestly advanced 
by talk.

-- Gordon