Total Cost Of Wars Exceeds $2.5 Trillion - No Worries! US Media 'Fluff' Numbing Nation, Robbing Next Generation

Feb 8, 2011 at 2:48 PM
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• Thus far, the war in Iraq has cost over $740,000,000,000 -- but the cumulative cost could be between two and three trillion dollars.  The war has caused the death of over 4,400 American troops, and left more than 31,000 wounded.

Video - Text from youtube - Americans consider the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan among the less important problems facing their country - according to a recent opinion poll.  That's despite thousands of U.S. soldiers killed in action and more than one trillion dollars spent. But as RT's Lauren Lyster reports it may be the mainstream media that decides what really matters for the public...

 

 

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Further reading...

Former Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs General Hugh Shelton Drops A Bomb On Jon Stewart: "We Were Willing To Kill A U.S. Soldier On Purpose To Start The Iraq War" (VIDEO)

 

 

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