Kerry's "$200 Billion and counting" figure is not accurate

Sadistic-Savior · #1 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 02:25 PM

Wow...exaggerations from a liberal. Imagine that.

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Originally Posted by FactCheck.Org

Kerry is using an exaggerated figure for the cost of the Iraq war in his latest line of attack against Bush, claiming in the latest version of his standard stump speech that the war in Iraq has cost "$200 billion and counting." The Democratic National Committee uses an identical phrase in a TV ad. But that's too high.

...

The Iraq War has cost more than originally estimated, and there's no end in sight. But Kerry takes liberties with the facts when he claims the cost "is now $200 billion." It isn't. Not yet.

Source - http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=253

A little creative accounting from the Kerry Campaign and various liberal Think Tanks...

Man, I love that site.

PoliticallyIncorrect · #2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sadistic-Savior";p=&quot

Wow...exaggerations from a liberal. Imagine that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FactCheck.Org

Kerry is using an exaggerated figure for the cost of the Iraq war in his latest line of attack against Bush, claiming in the latest version of his standard stump speech that the war in Iraq has cost "$200 billion and counting." The Democratic National Committee uses an identical phrase in a TV ad. But that's too high.

...

The Iraq War has cost more than originally estimated, and there's no end in sight. But Kerry takes liberties with the facts when he claims the cost "is now $200 billion." It isn't. Not yet.

Source - http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=253

A little creative accounting from the Kerry Campaign and various liberal Think Tanks...

Man, I love that site.

Want to see the actual cost?

http://costofwar.com/

We'll be at 200 billion on no time

Sadistic-Savior · #3 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 02:57 PM

So you agree that Kerry's figure is inaccurate and misleading?

truebrit · #4 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 03:00 PM

132 billion, 200 billion...pretty soon you're talking REAL money...

They might be including what has been budgeted but not spent? I honestly don't know, but it doesn't look good when the candidate uses "fuzzy math"...

On edit..it says in your link where he gets the figure from...Did you see that?

He must have been using Arthur Andersen to get the numbers...or maybe Halliburton's accounting department...??

PoliticallyIncorrect · #5 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sadistic-Savior";p=&quot

So you agree that Kerry's figure is inaccurate and misleading?

No I don't. Because there's many things that factor into the cost of war. The actual cost, loss of revenue, etc.. Not to mention that I think it's safe to say, that we are nowhere near the end, so it is going to cost at least $200 billion before it's over.

And the fact that Bush advisors projected from the beginning that the war would cost between $100 billion to $200 billion dollars, I don't see why anyone is surprised that this is the number being used.

http://www.drumbeat.mlaterz.net/Sept...%20091602a.htm

The12thMan · #6 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 06:49 PM

So, Kerry's not actually lying this time, he's just anticipating?

kjs · #7 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PoliticallyIncorrect";p=&quot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sadistic-Savior";p=&quot

Wow...exaggerations from a liberal. Imagine that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FactCheck.Org

Kerry is using an exaggerated figure for the cost of the Iraq war in his latest line of attack against Bush, claiming in the latest version of his standard stump speech that the war in Iraq has cost "$200 billion and counting." The Democratic National Committee uses an identical phrase in a TV ad. But that's too high.

...

The Iraq War has cost more than originally estimated, and there's no end in sight. But Kerry takes liberties with the facts when he claims the cost "is now $200 billion." It isn't. Not yet.

Source - http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=253

A little creative accounting from the Kerry Campaign and various liberal Think Tanks...

Man, I love that site.

Want to see the actual cost?

http://costofwar.com/

We'll be at 200 billion on no time

*deleted* Personal attacks are not permitted* Your kitten killing thing is really offensive to me. To reference God & kitten killing in the same sentence is blasphemy.

truebrit · #8 (**permalink**) 09-13-2004, 07:30 PM

...Or are you too busy rescuing kittens now?

Sadistic-Savior · #9 (**permalink**) 09-14-2004, 06:16 AM

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No I don't. Because there's many things that factor into the cost of war. The actual cost, loss of revenue, etc.. Not to mention that I think it's safe to say, that we are nowhere near the end, so it is going to cost at least $200 billion before it's over.

Um...but that isnt what his ad is saying.

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The Iraq War has cost more than originally estimated, and there's no end in sight. But Kerry takes liberties with the facts when he claims the cost "is now $200 billion." It isn't. Not yet.

Distorting the facts is ok as long as it is your candidate huh?

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