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title: "The cost of imprisoning 770 people at Guantanamo Bay _alone_ has now…"
date: 2020-01-12
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# The cost of imprisoning 770 people at Guantanamo Bay _alone_ has now…

*January 12, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/washington/19cost.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/washington/19cost.html){target="_blank"}
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The cost of imprisoning 770 people at Guantanamo Bay \_alone\_ has now cost 12% of the original estimated \_total\_ cost of the Iraq War.\
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\"At the outset of the Iraq war, the Bush administration predicted that it would cost \$50 billion to \$60 billion to oust Saddam Hussein, restore order and install a new government.\"\
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[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/washington/19cost.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/washington/19cost.html){target="_blank"}
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