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Among the bootleg albums, second-hand golf clubs and bargain linens on Internet auction site eBay, lot 150141399174 is perhaps more likely to attract the attention of the Pentagon.
“A Solution to the War in Iraq,” is being offered by a US Army intelligence officer fed up with the conflict and anxious to attract some attention to what he says is a viable and face-saving solution to the four-year-old conflict.
“I am offering the winning bidder the solution to the war in Iraq,” the seller, identified as “cptnabil,” says in the bid.
“This is not a flippant or facetious offer… If you are the high bidder, I will send you a viable solution to the conflict in which we are currently engaged,” the seller wrote.
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Currently at $99,999,999.00 with 144 bids and 5 days + to go, perhaps the high bidder might consider it a “bargain” if the “solution” is a workable scheme.
From the auction description:
This war has currently cost us somewhere around FOUR HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS and over 3500 American lives. My buy it now price of five million seems perfectly reasonable by comparison. I’m not even asking you to risk your life. Unfortunately, sometimes it seems that the most valuable things in life are the least valued. For this reason I am starting the bidding at only one dollar. Just to sweeten the pot a little, I will not only send you the solution but I will also make myself available to you for two hours to further explain my solution and answer any possible questions that you may have. (Transportation costs are the sole responsibility of the winning bidder if they choose to exercise this option.) If you work for a senator or congressman or a possible presidential hopeful, maybe you should get everyone at the office to chip in and purchase my solution for them. Some of them might even be able to foot the bill themselves.
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“A Solution to the War in Iraq,” is being offered by a US Army intelligence officer fed up with the conflict and anxious to attract some attention to what he says is a viable and face-saving solution to the four-year-old conflict.
“I am offering the winning bidder the solution to the war in Iraq,” the seller, identified as “cptnabil,” says in the bid.
“This is not a flippant or facetious offer… If you are the high bidder, I will send you a viable solution to the conflict in which we are currently engaged,” the seller wrote.
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Currently at $99,999,999.00 with 144 bids and 5 days + to go, perhaps the high bidder might consider it a “bargain” if the “solution” is a workable scheme.
From the auction description:
This war has currently cost us somewhere around FOUR HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS and over 3500 American lives. My buy it now price of five million seems perfectly reasonable by comparison. I’m not even asking you to risk your life. Unfortunately, sometimes it seems that the most valuable things in life are the least valued. For this reason I am starting the bidding at only one dollar. Just to sweeten the pot a little, I will not only send you the solution but I will also make myself available to you for two hours to further explain my solution and answer any possible questions that you may have. (Transportation costs are the sole responsibility of the winning bidder if they choose to exercise this option.) If you work for a senator or congressman or a possible presidential hopeful, maybe you should get everyone at the office to chip in and purchase my solution for them. Some of them might even be able to foot the bill themselves.
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