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Etats-Unis
- Escalade des coûts de la guerre en Irak - The Mounting Costs of the
Iraq War...
Paying
the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War
A Study by the Institute for Policy Studies and Foreign Policy In
Focus
"Key Findings
...U.S. Military Deaths: Between the start of war on March
19, 2003 and June 16, 2004, 952 coalition forces were killed,
including 836 U.S. military. Of the total, 693 were killed after
President Bush declared the end of combat operations on May 1,
2003. Over 5,134 U.S. troops have been wounded since the war began, including 4,593 since May 1, 2003..."
"...Terrorist Recruitment and Action: According to the
London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, al
Qaeda's membership is now at 18,000, with 1,000 active in Iraq. A
former CIA analyst and State Department official has documented
390 deaths and 1,892 injuries due to terrorist attacks in 2003. In
addition, there were 98 suicide attacks around the world in 2003,
more than any year in contemporary history..."
"...Military Mistakes: A number of former military
officials have criticized the war, including retired Marine
General Anthony Zinni, former commander of the U.S. Central
Command, who has charged that by manufacturing a false rationale
for war, abandoning traditional allies, propping up and trusting
Iraqi exiles, and failing to plan for post-war Iraq, the Bush
Administration made the United States less secure..."
"...The Bill So Far: Congress has already approved of
$126.1 billion for Iraq and an additional $25 billion is heading
towards Congressional approval, for a total of $151.1 billion
through this year. Congressional leaders have promised an
additional supplemental appropriation after the election..."
"...Long-term Impact on U.S. Economy: Economist Doug
Henwood has estimated that the war bill will add up to an average
of at least $3,415 for every U.S. household. Another economist,
James Galbraith of the University of Texas, predicts that while
war spending may boost the economy initially, over the long term
it is likely to bring a decade of economic troubles, including an
expanded trade deficit and high inflation..."
"...U.S. Budget and Social Programs: The Bush
administration's combination of massive spending on the war and
tax cuts for the wealthy means less money for social spending. The
$151.1 billion expenditure for the war through this year could
have paid for:
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close to 23 million housing vouchers; health care for over 27
million uninsured Americans; salaries for nearly 3 million
elementary school teachers; 678,200 new fire engines; over 20
million Head Start slots for children; or health care coverage for
82 million children. Instead, the administration's FY 2005 budget
request proposes deep cuts in critical domestic programs and
virtually freezes funding for domestic discretionary programs
other than homeland security. Federal spending cuts will deepen
the budget crises for local and state governments, which are
expected to suffer a $6 billion shortfall in 2005..."
"...Iraqi Deaths and Injuries: As of June 16, 2004,
between 9,436 and 11,317 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a
result of the U.S. invasion and ensuing occupation, while an
estimated 40,000 Iraqis have been injured. During "major
combat" operations, between 4,895 and 6,370 Iraqi soldiers
and insurgents were killed..."
"...Effects of Depleted Uranium: The health impacts of
the use of depleted uranium weaponry in Iraq are yet to be known.
The Pentagon estimates that U.S. and British forces used 1,100 to
2,200 tons of weaponry made from the toxic and radioactive metal
during the March 2003 bombing campaign. Many scientists blame the
far smaller amount of DU weapons used in the Persian Gulf War for
illnesses among U.S. soldiers, as well as a sevenfold increase in
child birth defects in Basra in Southern Iraq..."
Lire également :
We
fight, you pay: Costs of the Iraq war
Asia Times 25/06/04
Iraq
war 'will cost each US family $3,415'
Guardian 25/06/04
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