It's the War and what it has done to our Economy, stupid! [View All]

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Joseph Steiglitz, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, estimates the total cost to the United States of the invasion of Iraq at $2 trillion. This includes all economic consequences such as lifetime treatment for injured soldiers, increased energy prices, payments on interest for debt to finance the war, as well as more direct costs apparent in the budget. The war also radicalized more Muslims and made America less, not more, safe. It has distracted the country from other pressing issues such as global warming, economic polarization, and health care and drained the nation financially, constricting its ability to initiate or expand other programs.
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/02/hillary_clinton_2.html