Iraq War

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• Iraq War Opportunity Costs
• Macro News Chapter 1
• Review the concept of opportunity costs
  associated with any initiative or action taken
• Assess the potential opportunity costs of the
  continued U.S. military action in Iraq
• Discuss the potential effects of the continued
  U.S. military action in Iraq on the U.S. economy

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• Macro News June 28, 2004

President George W. Bush receives confirmation of
Iraqi sovereignty, then wrote, Let Freedom
Reign! during the opening session of the NATO
Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 28,
2004. 
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• Macro News August 31, 2004

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Instead, we could have provided 3,304,710
students four-year scholarships at public
universities
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• Macro News August 31, 2004

Provides 401.7 billion...