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... something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question.

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Donald Rumsfeld
Age: 88 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 9
Died: 2021
Died: June 29
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Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
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Chicago
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Donald Henry Rumsfeld
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