January 25, 2006

Words and numbers

"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler..."

The Congressional Budget Office estimated the following costs for an Iraq war:

* Initial deployment of troops: $9 billion to $13 billion

* Conducting the war: $6 billion to $9 billion per month

* Returning forces to US: $5 billion to $7 billion

* Temporary occupation of Iraq: $1 billion to $4 billion per month

Posted by duver001 at January 25, 2006 9:16 PM