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This Week With George Stephanopoulos
They talked about opioids, North Korea, Afghanistan, Syria, economy, healthcare, hurricane, debate, polls and even sharpie pens. But I heard no mention of China, tariffs, "rural economy". I`m not saying good or bad, but things that we talk about everyday isn`t on the ABC News audiences` radar.
I don`t think Dick and Jane Smith in Hoboken, New Jersey are appalled yet about tariffs that it effects their day to day life that it`s a factor in their ballot box decision. I don`t know, just an observation.
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Re: This Week With George Stephanopoulos
All of this and this morning the numbers come out the U S A has spent ''' 22 trillion '' on the Afghan War ,
$22,000,000,000,000.oo in 18 years or , @ $60,000.oo X ( @,350,000,000 US population ) - - -
Deficit $pending at it's finest $3300 a year , for every , person in the US , on one (18 year) military engagement - or with Afghan's population of @ 35 million - the cost$ per person - you can figure that for yourself - maybe - ?
Chaos, an abundant commodity, while the conversation of rebuilding flooded Midwest - talk of budget shortfalls , prevails - ?
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Re: This Week With George Stephanopoulos
I did a quick googled search since your number seemed so outlandish, guess what, IT IS.
The real a number is roughly $1 Tril, less than last year's domestic deficit spending :-)
Hey it is still a Tril we will never get back, the real numbers are bad enough, no reason to go all $22Tril on us.
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The budget office '' proposed figures '' vs. over - run , un - anounced numbers are quite staggering - being Overseas Contingency Operations - or O C O spending - - -
22 is , ''''' 18 year '''' war deal - if want to believe it or not - and with what result - ?
Veteran Affairs, Homeland Security , International Affairs, National Defense , ''' War Budget ''' all have divisions for additional overruns - NOT covered in '' proposed budget '' language - - -
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For a $pending Update or Debby Downer , Guantanamo Prison Camp in Cuba , has a $380,000,000.oo annual budget - do the daily math , or hourly, if you must - -
40 prisoners - $6,000,000,000.oo , spent since the catastrophic 9-11 event - - -
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Re: This Week With George Stephanopoulos
The biggest number I came up with was $4.5 to $5 trillion for ALL of the middle eastern wars of choice, but I would guess that some of the costs don't get tallied up, such as pain and suffering of the wounded, etc.
$22 Trillion sounded like a stretch to me, too.