[jwpjr]

re: Iraq war could cost US over $2 trillion

Maybe so. The amount seems a bit high-balled to me, but even if it does end up being that much I consider it a good return on investment. A mushroom cloud over NY or Chicago or ANY American city would cost at least as much and we'd have thousands or tens of thousands dead. We made a considerable down payment on that $2 trillion as a result of 9/11 and I don't regret the future payments on that account one little bit.

[blueriver]

A mushroom cloud over NY or Chicago or ANY American city would cost at least as much and we'd have thousands or tens of thousands dead.

Is this statement for real? Iraq never ever had the potential to launch a nuclear weapon over NY or Chicago.