War costs

In response to a question about the tax increase on teenagers in the new legislation, the White House issued a statement that made no reference to the tax increase, but recounted the tax cuts the administration has sponsored and stated that President Bush had “reduced taxes on all people who pay income taxes.”
Challenged on that point, the White House modified its statement 21 minutes later to say that Mr. Bush had “reduced taxes on virtually all people who pay income taxes.” If the war lasts another five years, it will cost nearly $1.4 trillion, calculates Linda Bilmes, who teaches budgeting at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Nearly every one of America’s wars were for some kind of trade advantage or money or for territory or oil — which of course were always fought under different excuses, even as far back as the Civil War. They are trying to pull a compromise by replacing the American soldiers with Gulf War II, and keeping the war running to maintain the sick economy. So big business continues to produce war toys, well-lubricated with the blood of human sacrifices, as usual.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park