Was G.Bush Jnr, the most wasteful politician in History

fulltimestudent

Doing the US news rounds today was a fascinating Harvar Uni study on the true cost (yet to be paid) of George Bush Jnr's military adventures. Particularly, since the story comes as the US admits its been unable to win these wars.

So what is it going to cost you good people who have the misfortune to have had George for a Prezzie?

Drumroll !!!!!!

A cool four trillion to six trillion dollars.

Did that make your day?

Here's the Washington Posts version of the story:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/study-iraq-afghan-war-costs-to-top-4-trillion/2013/03/28/b82a5dce-97ed-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop

PS: I wonder if the Vietnam war has been paid for yet?

designs

The Bush Administration early on said the war would be 50 $billion, then a senior staff member said the war would cost 200 $billion, he was fired. 4 $trillion and still mounting. Like with Vietnam the US leadership did not understand the history and culture of the peoples they were invading: see the documentary 'Fog Of War' about McNamara and Vietnam. Bush and his team must have thought the invasion would be like the Six Day War and they eyed the oil-fields of Iraq as their ATM machine. And now a third Bush wants to be President, they just don't get it.

tiki

not only was he a total jerk, annoying, irritating, arrogant, ridiculous, dopey - he was a CROOK who stole millions off the unsuspecting public.

JeffT

If George W. Bush didn't exist Democrats would have to invent him.

bohm

If George W. Bush didn't exist Democrats would have to invent him.

Thats your oppinion. Turns out he do exist, so there...

But I suppose it feel more comfortable to consider hypothetical illogical actions by democrats in a counter-factual scenario.

jgnat

A fair comparison might be the debt-to-GDP ratio, though wars and economic collapse can mess with the numbers (sudden spending or sudden reduction in GDP). Is economic collapse a President's fault? How about Pearl Harbour? I also wanted to look all the way back to the 1930's and the last big depression.

Debt to GDP Ratio

tiki

he's busy painting doggies these days

free2beme

No, Obama is. He waste all our money supporting the 49% of American's on welfare and doesn't put them in reeducation work camps.

Bonnie_Clyde

We are still paying for WW II by having groups of occupation in Germany and Japan. I say let these countries defend themselves for a change and pay the bills. Our economy is not based on wealth or savings or any form of true currency. It is based on debt. Out paper notes that we call dollars are promisary notes on debt. The only way that we can keep this house of cards together is to spend and tax, spend and tax. We keep blaming one president or the other and they are just puppets, but I guess that's all they have to be to fool the American public. We keep voting for the person who tells us the biggest lies because we love the lie, but all debts will be paid--either by the person who borrowed the money or by the person who lent the money.

May you live in interesting times. It's a pointless argument.

Clyde

Was G.Bush Jnr, the most wasteful politician in History

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