OT: An Interesting Factoid

[cavtroop]

Thats unpossible.

28 million Iraqi's x 300,000 = 8,400,000,000,000 (thats 8.4 trillion)

now

28 million Iraqi's x 30,000 = 840,000,000,000 (840 billion), is much closer to reality (the cost was 673B when I just checked, just for Iraq)

Still, its an interesting point, as 30k is alot of moolah for someone in the 3rd world....

[kato13]

Originally Posted by cavtroop

Thats unpossible.
28 million Iraqi's x 300,000 = 8,400,000,000,000 (thats 8.4 trillion)

Another case of the media not being able to do simple math. How could that have gotten past even basic fact checking. Unless it was a pundit who would never expect someone to check.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by kato13

Another case of the media not being able to do simple math. How could that have gotten past even basic fact checking. Unless it was a pundit who would never expect someone to check.

Hmmmm...it's also a case of me not doing basic math...damn that's embarrassing...

[kato13]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Hmmmm...it's also a case of me not doing basic math...damn that's embarrassing...

When we were kids they would not have made that mistake. SO we trust sometimes when we shouldn't. No biggie.

[Cdnwolf]

Well this is what $30,000 USD will get you in Iraq.

[Cdnwolf]

And this is what $30,000 will get you in the USA.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Cdnwolf

And this is what $30,000 will get you in the USA.

Yeah, but you can use it for a Cash-for-Clunkers trade-in!

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Cdnwolf

And this is what $30,000 will get you in the USA.

Is that satirical or does a piece of crap ride like that cost US$30,000? In Australia US$30,000 would get you an okay new car or a pretty sweet used car.

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Cdnwolf

And this is what $30,000 will get you in the USA.

it looks like a pretty good image of a refugee camp to me..

about the math - if there are 28 000 000 Iraqis - would they need one house each -or would they need one bigger house pr say 5 or 10 people ? Making the 30 000 a head something between 150 000 and 300 000 ? ( but number of houses decrease obviously ? )

Any ways - the fact that it is up for discussion wether or not this bit of the war has been handled well is bad imho .It is kind of like giving up a hard won hill after everything the guys on the ground has suffered to take it ,some planner in an office made mistakes and it is lost again .

A bigger effort and better plan on this would have saved a ton of grief.

Originally Posted by cavtroop

Thats unpossible.

28 million Iraqi's x 300,000 = 8,400,000,000,000 (thats 8.4 trillion)

now

28 million Iraqi's x 30,000 = 840,000,000,000 (840 billion), is much closer to reality (the cost was 673B when I just checked, just for Iraq)

Still, its an interesting point, as 30k is alot of moolah for someone in the 3rd world....

Something so simple isn't done by the oh so swayed masses. Good reality check, Troop.

[Cdnwolf]

Yes someone DID notice that I was referring to the TENT city behind the clunker. I was making a point that $30,000 may not seem like much to the people living in USA or Europe but to the people of wartorn countries like Iraq its a chance to start again.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Cdnwolf

I was making a point that $30,000 may not seem like much to the people living in USA or Europe but to the people of wartorn countries like Iraq its a chance to start again.

Heck, $30k is a lot to me.

[TiggerCCW UK]

Originally Posted by Targan

Heck, $30k is a lot to me.

Too right!!!

[natehale1971]

Originally Posted by Targan

Heck, $30k is a lot to me.

$30k is a major fortune to me as well.

[Caradhras]

Makes you wonder about a huge financial aid strategy to win a war more effectively would work .. Ok I doubt the 'Allies' in the war against Iraq guessed it would cost so much but even so.

Once the initial military opposition was removed and government deposed - to throw more money at rebuilding and improving services/infrastructure etc rather than over-police (obviously you will need some responsive force there) to win the populace over?

To quote Monty Python.'What have the Romans ever done for us?'

[kato13]

Simply giving the money would cause hyper inflation.