As Iraq Costs Soar, Contractors Earn Record Profits

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FINANCE-US: As Iraq Costs Soar, Contractors Earn Record Profits
By Eli Clifton

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (IPS) – In a report to lawmakers earlier this week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office found that the war in Iraq could cost U.S. taxpayers over a trillion dollars when the long-term costs of caring for soldiers wounded in action, military and economic aid for the Iraqi government, and ongoing costs associated with the 190,000 troops stationed in Iraq are totaled up.

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