tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2998573734561453236..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Stiglitz on the Cost of the Bush-Obama WarsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85585721251487839062011-09-05T15:11:34.410-04:002011-09-05T15:11:34.410-04:00I read today that the number killed in Iraq was co...I read today that the number killed in Iraq was confirmed as just over 100k...might want to check Stiglitz's numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25729127679531682912011-09-04T01:29:22.516-04:002011-09-04T01:29:22.516-04:00great post. one of the reasons i love EPJ: intelle...great post. one of the reasons i love EPJ: intellectual honesty. <br />when they are wrong, Wenzel destroys them, when they are right, he gives credit where credit is due.bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12798834408651220272011-09-03T16:38:53.155-04:002011-09-03T16:38:53.155-04:00I am not sure what sort of harm Stiglitz supposes ...I am not sure what sort of harm Stiglitz supposes bin Laden to have intended, but it's my impression that we have clear statements from him that suggest that a key goal was to bring down the empire by teasing it into overextending itself. Stiglitz seems to think bin Laden had other goals; I think it could be argued that he achieved precisely what he said he wanted.Gary Chartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687278491211390956noreply@blogger.com