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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld cited accounting errors for what he termed a “gross overestimation” of the cost of war with Iraq and its subsequent occupation. “The actual figure is $24.95, not the erroneous, irresponsible estimate of $100 billion. Our budget planners must have worked for Arthur Andersen or been smoking crack and they’ve been relieved of duty,” Rumsfeld told reporters at the Pentagon.
Rumsfeld explained that licensing agreements with toy manufacturers for military hardware as well as pay-per-view battle coverage will generate sufficient revenue to nearly cover the entire operation.
“I want to make this perfectly clear to the American people that regime change in Iraq will cost less than one meal at Applebees, so all those ninny nah-sayers can stop whining about what it would do to the deficit,” Rumsfeld said.
Rumsfeld explained that licensing agreements with toy manufacturers for military hardware as well as pay-per-view battle coverage will generate sufficient revenue to nearly cover the entire operation.
“I want to make this perfectly clear to the American people that regime change in Iraq will cost less than one meal at Applebees, so all those ninny nah-sayers can stop whining about what it would do to the deficit,” Rumsfeld said.