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In article <1993Jan25.031717.8086@hpcvca.cv.hp.com> abrown@hpcvcec.cv.hp.com (Allen Brown) writes:
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>I also want the cost of Desert Storm to be included in the cost of
>gas.  If we didn't have to worry about having our oil supply cut off
>we could reduce the size of the military.

Ok, you can include the cost of Desert Storm, but we get to count
the *profit* from Desert Storm. Hint, the Allies, including Japan
and Germany, kicked in more money than the operation cost us. Saudi
Arabia alone kicked in $38 billion in direct payments to the US
Treasury.

Don't forget that we cancelled our annual rapid deployment exercise
and our annual European combined operations that year at a huge
cost savings. We also got some very good live fire weapons testing
done at no extra charge. The boost in M1A and F16 sales alone resulting
from Desert Storm were major economic boosts. We demonstrated the
futility of nations buying Soviet weapons instead of ours. Desert
Storm was highly profitable.

Gary

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