The Cost Of Osama Bin Laden: $2.5 Trillion

[Rakhmetov]

All those who are crowing at the death of this terrorist Bin Laden overlook the enormous toll he took on the American empire. He went out with a bang and he took the U.S. economy with him and thousands of U.S. soldiers.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/05/03/exp.arena.bin.laden.costs.cnn?hpt=C2

[CesareBorgia]

All those who are crowing at the death of this terrorist Bin Laden overlook the enormous toll he took on the American empire. He went out with a bang and he took the U.S. economy with him and thousands of U.S. soldiers.

[U]

That money wasn't spent to get Bin Laden.

Are you saying Bin Laden and his gang where the reason for the wars?

[Rakhmetov]

That money wasn't spent to get Bin Laden.

Are you saying Bin Laden and his gang where the reason for the wars?


Bin Laden was the cover story, the fake rationale for the war. You have to admit the 9-11 attacks provided the flimsy causus belli.