The invasion and occupation of Iraq will wind up costing us three trillion dollars, according to Pulitzer-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes, whose notable book makes clear that theirs is a conservative estimate. Imagine if we had taken that money and used it to actually defend the United States of America, instead of traipsing off to "liberate" the downtrodden peoples of Mesopotamia. We would already have a system in place to monitor all air and sea cargo coming into this country, and we'd have a reasonable chance to avoid another 9/11-style terrorist spectacular. As it is, the chances of another attack grow by the day.
The blitzkrieg on the Middle East has been a sinkhole for U.S. dollars - Justin Raimondo doesn't think we're getting much bang for our bucks.
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