And yet there really is no debate.
"Nonpartisan study tabs cost of wars at $4 trillion" July 01, 2011|Washington Post
WASHINGTON - Amid a growing debate over how to reduce the government's debt, a study has concluded that US involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan has cost up to $4 trillion over the past decade....
The $4 trillion estimate could be fodder for lawmakers increasingly concerned that the United States can ill-afford to maintain a large military presence in Afghanistan. The study's authors say that is a debate worth having....
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American Way: Why Barack Obama now has a battle on his hands for the 2012
election
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For several months Democrats were in denial, writes John Avlon. But now
they're waking up to the fact that this presidential campaign isn't going
to be a...
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