Funding the War

"The Iraq war could eventually cost two trillion dollars," according to a new study co-authored by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes, "who previously presented the conservative estimate." Where is the money coming from? Well our pockets of course. 124 billion dollars of that money comes directly from the average American citizen. When should Bush draw the line? Or when should he have? Well I'm not sure there is any right answer for that, but I do know that he's not going to. President Bush continues to stand by his war until he leaves office, which is now right around the corner. But what about after he is out of office? What do the American people want the new president to do about it? Some politicians and even some citizens are saying that the United States looks weak by not completing the job they took on. However, it's far more important to most people right now to bring our men back into safety and not to sacrifice any more innocent lives then have alreasdy been consumed by this war, both American people and Iraqi people. I think this take priority over our nation looking "tough" and being "in control".



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