US went off the gold standard cuz of that war.
That, and coupled with the Arab oil embargo of the 70s, plunged the US into a long ass recession.
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Originally posted by goBigtime
Hi...
Just thought you'd like to know they flew over 580,000 (five hundred and eighty THOUSAND) bombing missions over Laos.
Damn!If only we could have have done just a few more. We were soooo fucking close.
Let's see... how much does a bomb cost? How many were there again? Who profited (and who went into debt) over the 'war' ?
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