McCain: Occupy Iraq for “Ten Million Years”
What we have in Iraq is no longer a war, it is a military government exercising control over an occupied nation or territory. There is no standing enemy, just disorganized criminals who resent our presence. We can build dozens of bases there, there is no enemy to oppose it. We can build an embassy the size of the Vatican, there is no enemy to oppose it. And apparently, we can keep our troops there for the next “ten million years,” says John McCain.
McCain insist[ed] that what matters most is ending American casualties, not their presence in Iraq. He said he would be fine with keeping troops in Iraq for decades as long as they weren’t being harmed, similar to the arrangements that exist in South Korea, Japan and other countries.
“A thousand years. A million years. Ten million years,” McCain said. “It depends on the arrangement we have with the Iraqi government.”
Watch him fight with a questioner from the audience on this point:
McCain cannot articulate a benefit to having troops in Japan, South Korea, Germany, or any of the other 130 countries our military currently occupies. Most importantly, the cost of keeping troops in Iraq for the next 10 million years is exorbitant. Considering that the “war” in Iraq has cost $480B over the last 4 four years on a pretty linear projection, we can estimate the cost, assuming a ridiculously-low 1% constant rate of inflation (I had to do this because the typical 3% breaks the calculator), over the next 10 million years.
The Total Cost: $3.28×10^43219 That’s a “3″ with 43,000 zeros after it.
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“(I had to do this because the typical 3% breaks the calculator)”
It’s just depressing. I can’t believe Huckabee won.