war cost estimate (4 to 8 per cent of GDP)

 
war cost estimation 
worst-case estimate ─ 4x available cost estimation [4xace]
      
Angler: the Cheney vice presidency, Barton Gellman, 2008

pp.265-266   a piece of truth 
War with Iraq would cost 1 to 2 percent of the gross domestic product.
[ the administration lowball the war cost to help for an easier sell ]
Lawrence Lindsay 
                         4 to 8 percent of GDP 
As Bush and Cheney prepared to leave office, the war's financial toll quadrupled [Lawrence] Lidsay's worst-case estimate. 

p.138    Jack Goldsmith
         he [Cheney] has never hidden the ball.
         The amazing thing is that he does what he says.    
         It was impressive, even if it was bizarro. 
         It was a will to power.” 
    (Angler: the Cheney vice presidency, Barton Gellman, 2008, )
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