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| CBO: OIF Financial Cost Less Than Stimulus |
| 2011-10-24 |
| According to CBO numbers in its Budget and Economic Outlook published this month, the cost of Operation Iraqi Freedom was $709 billion for military and related activities, including training of Iraqi forces and diplomatic operations. The projected cost of the stimulus, which passed in February 2009, and is expected to have a shelf life of two years, was $862 billion. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #4 I'm still trying to find out where all the stimulus money went. You've access to Swiss banks' record JQC? |
| Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-10-24 10:42 |
| #3 I'm still trying to find out where all the stimulus money went. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-10-24 10:32 |
| #2 Good point, Bernardz. I'd take it even farther though, because OIF & New Dawn are probably more stimulative than the official Stimulus. We dropped the ball on winning oil contracts in Iraq, but the number of good salaried jobs for contractors, the defense sector, etc, certainly outnumbers whatever fake green jobs Pres. Obama promised through his stimulus. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2011-10-24 09:50 |
| #1 Operation Iraqi Freedom would also have a stimulus effect on the US economy too. Much of that one will follow back to the US. Probably its effect will be comparable to the Obama stimulus. |
| Posted by: Bernardz 2011-10-24 03:42 |