<p>Why is the war so expensive and whats with halliburton?</p>
<p>Just a random question.</p>
<p>K well not so random, just watched 'Iraq for Sale' and I feel upity.</p>
<p>What genius! Thank you, SteslaS, for asking the hard-hitting questions that matter most. What, indeed, "is with [sic] halliburton?" And why should war be so expensive? That doesn't seem very fair to me!</p>
<p>I'd TOTALLY respond to your questions, but I don't think I could do your intelligence justice. I watched "Happy Feet" a couple of days ago, so I know what you mean about feeling [sic] "upity." Can't wait to hear someone post a good response (Personally I think W owes you an explanation), but in the meantime, keep asking those random (well, "not so random") questions. Our nation is counting on it!</p>
<p>Thanks for the Support.</p>
<p>Although this war has cost less and less casualties then WWII it still feels not right. So much coruption. I mean in WWII yes we had companies building weapons and what not, but this one is just terrible.</p>
<p>It's got to be tough to be so superior, hey CandidateA? But then again I’m not sure you’re not the one being scammed here. Assuming you’re not….</p>
<p>I think I can help answer your first question SteslaS, but I'm no expert. I'd guess it costs a minimum $1000 per day per troop in Iraq. That's probably a low estimate, and perhaps a very low estimate, but let's use it for this example.</p>
<p>$1000/day/troop x 140,000 troops x 365 days/year = 51.1 billion dollars per year.</p>
<p>As for the Halliburton question, that requires one delve into politics and we no longer do that here in the Service Academy forum. I suggest you discuss this in the Parents Café where political discussions are welcome.</p>
<p>By way of a friendly hint SteslaS; we're largely military here and pay very close attention to details. You might find some of us are critical on occasion if your spelling and punctuation aren’t squared away.</p>
<p>Heh sorry. And got it no more politics. I just hate soft democrats and corrupted republicans.</p>
<p>And even though I don't get involved in political discussions, there have been soft Republicans and corrupt Democrats. (Disclaimer: I'm merely addressing the profession of politics rather than commenting on any political issues.)</p>
<p>I was being sarcastic. I'm sorry that wasn't apparent.</p>
<p>CandiateA: Trust me; your sarcasm was very apparent and that's why it was offensive. Had you been sincere there wouldn't have been a problem. See the difference?</p>
<p>Which illustrates another point. Some youngster comes on board to check things out and some other youngster thinks he or she is superior, so rather than answering a simple question instead slathers on the sarcasm. Then that same sarcastic youngster apologizes because he or she didn't realize that it's the sarcasm that's offensive and thinks we didn't get the joke. The point being, and this applies to everyone (myself especially), you're often not as clever as you think you are.</p>
<p>But hey; life's a learning experience and hopefully you've learned something. So forget about it and let's get back to the work of helping the youngsters up.</p>
<p>I understand your point - I was a bit of an ass in my response. Though I don't want to get in the habit of apologizing on online forums, sorry for any offense. I'll also try to clamp down on my superior language. Thanks for keeping me in check.</p>