Cost of Iraq war skyrocketing."We have to borrow money, and we have to pay interest, and we have to pay interest on the interest. When you add up all of those numbers, I think $2 trillion is a conservative figure." In his estimate of the cost of the Iraq War Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. , should the war continue until 2010, Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. economist and 2001 Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. winner Joseph Stiglitz points to such additional expenses as taking care of 16,000 seriously wounded soldiers for the rest of their lives. |
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