Terry Jones über die Kosten des Irak-Krieges

Diese Kolumne von Terry Jones (Ja, der von Monty Python) habe ich gerade in Neil Gaimans Blog gefunden:

Of course, there’s another thing that George Bush could have done with the money: he could have given every Iraqi $18,700. I imagine that would have reduced the threat of international terrorism somewhat. Call me old-fashioned, but I can’t help thinking that giving someone $18,700 brings them round to your side more quickly than bombing the hell out of them. They could certainly buy a lot of lavatory paper with it.

In 2002 the house budget committee and the congressional budget office both guesstimated the cost of invading Iraq at approximately $50bn; $500bn seems a bit wide of the mark. What’s more, with over half a million dead, it means that the world’s greatest military superpower has spent a million dollars for every Iraqi killed. That can’t be value for money!

Der Irak-Krieg gehört für mich direkt in den Cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is now. And has been for a while.

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