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yeah this is good times.

How exactly is this news? No one knew this was going to happen? Let’s hash this out again…

Cumulative total spent/allocated on Iraq War – $800 Billion

Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq – $390,000

US Troops deployed in Iraq – Total 154,372

Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq – $9 billion in money and $549.7 milion in spare parts

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Let’s face it. I’m a convenient socialist/anarchist. I apply the tenets of these disciplines whenever it’s convenient. To me. Like when I’m not shopping for hiking gear at REI. Or when I’m not trying to get a good deal on a slightly used headsail for my boat. Or when I don’t need 64 Odwalla bars (don’t ask). Still, I avoid WalMart, look for green alternatives, only set foot in Home Depot when Mom and Pop can’t get me what I need NOW TODAY.  In short, I only patronize big corporate America when necessary. And convenient. Because let’s face it, Modells doesn’t cut it if I need a pair of Merrell trail runners. Or parts for a Coleman F1 isobutane stove.

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