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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost taxpayers a total of $2.4 trillion by 2017 when counting the huge interest costs because combat is being financed with borrowed money, according to a study released on Wednesday.

With President George W. Bush indicating a large contingent of U.S. troops likely will be engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan for many years to come, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the total tab for the wars from 2001 through 2017.

CBO estimated that interest costs alone from 2001-2017 could total more than $700 billion.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071024/pl_nm/iraq_usa_funding_dc

Well that says it all...$2.4 TRILLION DOLLARS. (or half the New York Yankees budget).Our Idiot has put this country in the hole for the next 10 years.

Who ever gets elected President next is going to be stuck with the bill and the clean up and will probably need 8 years to clean it up before they can get anything they want to do done.

George W. has messed this country up good. Financially were in debt up to our collective eyeballs, he pisses on the environment, and he could care less about childrens health care. Im sorry if I seem bitter but this guy is a real piece of work.

We simply have to get him and Freddie's boy Dalton together......something tells me they would get along great!