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Iraq war - Fuzzy Math!

Wed Apr 16 19:32:34 2003
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Iraq war - Fuzzy Math!

CNN reports, the cost of the war so far has been $22 Billion and that it is expected
to coast about $2 Billion a month for the unforeseen future. They further report that
Pallets loads of $DOLLARS$ are being off loaded in Baghdad.! Hummm!

Lets see, the United States has about 180 Million people, Iraq has about 25 Million!

180 million divided into 2 billion comes out to about $1,111 per American, per month!

We pay! (USA)

25 million divided into 2 billion comes out to about $4,000 per month per Iraqie!

They get! (IRAQ)

Cost to Date:

180 million divided into 22 billion comes out to about $13,400 per American!

I know that this is MILITARY FUNDING!

But! I must of lost something here?

My math must be FUZZY! - Please send me your correction!

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Bush Signs $79 Billion Plan for Iraq War
Washington Post - 7 hours ago
President Bush signed into law on Wednesday a $79 billion package to pay for the war in Iraq, reward regional allies including Turkey and help struggling US airlines, a White House statement said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38372-2003Apr16.html

Bush Lowers Goal of Tax Cut Plan in a Concession
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
WASHINGTON, April 15 — President Bush lowered his target for his tax cuts today to $550 billion, a significant retreat on his economic principles and an admission that his original package worth $726 billion was dead.
FULL STORY:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/16/politics/16BUSH.html?ex=1051070400&en=6572c0d5d1f78056&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

Iraq to Use US Dollar, Other Units for Now
Reuters, UK - 9 hours ago
Two US officials, briefing reporters on conditions of anonymity, said that the US
civil ... Meanwhile, until the new currency is set, Iraq will use the dollar ...

The United States will partly use $1.7 billion in seized Iraqi assets for the $20 emergency payments, which may be repeated, for salaries and to build up foreign exchange reserves, one of the officials said.
http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=focusIraqNews&storyID=2575899

US Dollars Exported To Pay Iraqi Civil Servants
Wed Apr 16 2003 11:41:36 ET

As the U.S. turns from bombing Iraq to rebuilding it, the U.S.
government is airlifting dollars from the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York to replace - - at least temporarily -- the discredited Iraqi currency!

MORE
The WALL STREET JOURNAL is reporting on Wednesday: As an initial step,
American officials charged with the reconstruction will use small-
denomination bills to make 'emergency' payments to hundreds of thousands
of Iraqi civil servants in an effort to quiet civic unrest and to
stabilize the chaotic Iraqi economy.
Using U.S. dollars will make the U.S. currency the de facto currency, at
least in the interim -- a move that could prove controversial in the
Arab world, but one that would give the Iraqis a currency that will
retain its value despite the uncertainties about the country's
reconstruction.
Developing...

The DrudgeReport;
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Large numbers of Police being laid off in New York City, But we have
lots of US Taxpayer's Dollars to pay Iraqi Police and other Civil
Servants ? !

Revolution NOW ! - ranger116@webtv.net
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US dollar ends down in Asia, having failed to capitalise on Wall ...
Channel News Asia, Singapore - Apr 15, 2003
The US dollar ... in Asia trading on Tuesday, the greenback having failed to capitalize
on a Wall Street rally and the success of coalition forces in Iraq. ...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/marketnews/view/37535/1/.html

Toxic cocktail woe for global stocks
MSNBC - 7 hours ago
... WARINESS OVER A perceived increase in the volatility of equity prices and jitters
over the fortunes of the US dollar are adding further layers of uncertainty ...
http://www.msnbc.com/news/901003.asp

FOREX-Euro rallies as economic worries damage dollar
Reuters, UK - 9 hours ago
... Some dollar bulls had hoped that the dollar would rally with the US-led war against
Iraq appearing to draw to a conclusion, but persistent concern over the ...
http://reuters.com/financeArticle.jhtml?storyID=2575904&newsType=usDollarRpt&menuType=currencies

Dollar Falls Against Major Currencies
Miami Herald, FL - 27 minutes ago
... part of the dollar's dismal performance to an overall lack of faith in a US recovery
after a rally didn't materialize from the end of military action in Iraq. ...
Dollar Falls Against Major Currencies
Miami Herald, FL - 27 minutes ago
... part of the dollar's dismal performance to an overall lack of faith in a US recovery
after a rally didn't materialize from the end of military action in Iraq. ...
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