WIth President Bush signing the $162 billion war funding bill yesterday combined with the news that the US spends $720 million a day in Iraq, it seems like this war has to be the spendiest ever by a long way.
Well, not yet it's not, and it's got a long way to go before it eclipses the most expensive war the US has ever waged. The brilliant Libertarian-pegged mag Reason (which I just picked up and cannot put down) has the cost of every major US conflict, translated to modern dollars. Think you know how much of the treasury we blew through in the Civil War? Which was more expensive, the Korean War or Vietnam? The answers are fascinating, go test your mettle.
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Malene Birger
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Giuseppe Zanotti
This was really interesting - I only got 2 right!
1Why don't we talk about the benefits to our Veterans that is included in that bill?
2that are*
3Betty, I think the benefits were mentioned in the original story linked. It does provide context I think you're looking for. It's pretty fascinating.
4Thanks stiletta! But I can look at my post from yesterday too I suppose
I was just trying to
bust chops .. its easy to put a link to the FULL STORY, but how many people actually take the time to click 
5The Iraq war is the only war where we didn't raise taxes. In fact, we cut taxes. Where does all our money come from? China and Japan.
6Interesting. I had no idea.
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