Why does Iraq cost so much???

I don't mind sending the soldiers to die, they signed up for it.
I don't mind killing the insurgents, we gave them the opportunity for peace.
I don't mind the long process of political reconciliation, these things take time.
I don't mind that the Republicans are in the toilet, I vote for the Dems.

BUT, I DO mind spending $200,000,000,000 every year on this war.  WTF!  Are we using gold bullets?  Do the GIs eat lobster everday and shit on silver toilets.  Why can't we do that for a fraction of the cost?  I'm thinking 40 billion a year, tops!

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40billion a year is a lot.. and it adds up over time.  The reason the budget is so out of wack is not JUST the war, although that IS a big part of it, no doubt.  Part of the problem is all these spending programs like the one I just talked about that nobody in congress is questioning.  The republicans seem to have lost their passion for keeping government constrained and lean.  Hopefully they'll shape up soon.  When you have big-government republicans and big-government democrats in office, the budget is bound to get out of hand.