[lbo-talk] Dems: "Hidden"/total cost of war US $1.6 trillion

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Nov 14 06:37:04 PST 2007


On Nov 14, 2007, at 9:27 AM, B. quoted AP:


> The report, from the committee's Democratic majority,
> was not vetted with Republican members. Democratic
> leaders in Congress, including Senate Majority Leader
> Harry Reid, D-Nev., seized on the report to criticize
> Bush's war strategy. The White House countered that
> the report was politically motivated.
>
> "This report was put out by Democrats on Capitol Hill.
> This committee is known for being partisan and
> political. They did not consult or cooperate with the
> Republicans on the committee."

The Reps on the committee are a bunch of right-wing lunatics. I get their press releases - they live in supply-side fantasy land. I'm sure they could come up with some way of estimating the average U.S. family would make a profit on the Iraq war.

Doug



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