America has spent a billion dollars a week keeping troops in Iraq according to new estimates. Click for the New York Times' first rate analysis.

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Well that's been money well spent. Obviously it's better than wasting it on something like helping the people of New Orleans during times of crises or feeding the homeless.

Still, it's not my country so I guess in a way it's not really my place to comment...

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61 posts for BB, 2 for this :-)

*gets cane out*

lol

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Hey!!

I only got 30 for my Adult awards!!

That might because I didn't add any photos mind!

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blah blah Iraq War blah blah ...

but did you hear that Rick Stein's dog died ?

Clicky

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Yeah, that's way more important than the Iraq war costing a $1bn a day lol

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I think that the reason that there are so few posts on this is because it doesn't really come as a surprise.
Everyone (apart from Bush and B-liar) knew that it was going to be a monumental expensive f*ck up!

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I just don't care anymore, the war was wrong and the money would of been better spent in this country!

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I could have sold Dubya a massive bag of nothing for half that amount, and it would have been a better waste of money. Plus I'd be living it up in the Caribbean at the moment.

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That's such a big number it almost doesn't mean anything! But like the others said, I think we are all so jaded and cynical that it doesn't mean much. They'd have to drop a nuke or something to really shock people now.

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