Who pays for war?

All these countries carrying out wars in this economy, who pays for these wars?

Israel just spent 4.5 billion in the three weeks in Gaza, I don't even know what kind of bill the US is racheting up in Afghanistan, Iraq and now, Pakistan.

With no money, how are these wars paid for? Especially by the US? But even by Israel?

And what happens to the war budget in a sinking economy? Does it go up or down?

 

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http://www.wrmea.com/archives/November_2008/0811010.html

 

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Correction: It was NIS 4 billion for Israel

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1057977.html

 

Iran?

 

China pays quite a bit of the bill for Iraq

 

Then that will add interest to the money borrowed as cost of war. Whats the latest tally for Iraq and Afghanistan? How much is borrowed? Does anyone even care?

 

the people, both on the giving and receiving ends.

 

if, for example, Russia went to war then its armed services bill is pretty much the same as if they were on standby.

 

I doubt that. Israelis fly the area of washington DC and it costs them NIS 4 billion

 

the u.s gave well over twice that amount to Pakistan.

 

The citizens of those countries.

 

What, really?

 

Over several years. 4 billion NIS is approx a little more than 1 billion USD. The Americans gave Musharraf 5 billion USD over 10 years.

The Israelis get about 3 billion USD a year presently and you can see cumulative in the link provided by PieAreSquared

 

according to the former president of pakistan they received 10 billion.

 

We all pay for war, especially mothers who lose their sons .

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Who?

 

The US military aid to Musharraf was widely reported as over 10 billion two years ago: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/004658.php

 

With daft threads like this I am kinda wishing you had kept to your word and left the forum.. but I guess you still have a lot to learn. Ceste La Vie

 

Here is a gem from 2002:

http://www.polity.org.za/article.php?a_id=27911

The map of the world, by military spending

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By number of people dying in war

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-439315/How-world-really-shapes-up.html