1. Iraq War Jessica Gazaille

2. Costs of iraq war President Barack Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a $1 trillion price tag for America's wars. U.S. Spending per Second - $5,000 in 2008 U.S. 2009 Monthly Spending in Iraq - $7.3 billion as of Oct 2009

3. Oil Prices Gas prices topped $2 a gallon in May 2004 85 percent of Americans said they had been affected measurably by higher gas prices The invasion of Iraq by Britain and the US has trebled the price of oil, according to a leading expert, costing the world a staggering $6 trillion in higher energy prices alone.

4. Future prices of Iraq In January, we estimated that the true cost of the Iraq war could reach $2 trillion, a figure that seemed shockingly high. But since that time, the cost of the war – in both blood and money – has risen even faster than our projections anticipated Now winding down with US troop exit by December, has cost more than $800 billion so far. But ongoing medical treatment, replacement vehicles, etc., will push costs to $4 trillion or more.

5. Soldiers More than 2,500 American troops have died and close to 20,000 have been wounded since Operation Iraqi Freedom began When the 1,000th American soldier died in September 2004 The 2,000th death came as Iraq held its first elections in decades, in October 2005. The U.S. announced its 3,000th loss on the last day of 2006

6. Extra costs in Iraq U.S. Annual Air-Conditioning Cost in Iraq and Afghanistan - $20.2 billion $1 billion in tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, machine guns, rocket- propelled grenades and other equipment and services provided to the Iraqi security forces $6.6 billion of U.S. taxpayers' money earmarked for Iraq reconstruction, reported on June 14, 2011 called "the largest theft of funds in national history -Last known holder of the $6.6 billion lost: the U.S. government.

7. The Bush administration wanted to use 9/11 as a pretext to invade Iraq, even though Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 (paul krugman ny times) About 50 percent of the population now believes that Iraq was responsible for the attack on the World Trade Center THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION

8. The Iraqi military The Bush administration's single biggest mistake in the first few months after Saddam Hussein's death was the order, in May 2003, to disband the Iraqi army. It was a move that put 250,000 young Iraqi men out of a job, out on the streets, angry, and armed—and all but guaranteed the violent chaos to come.

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