Tuesday, January 10, 2006
It's going to have to be paid, sometime, by someone(s).
Iraq war costs could top 2 trillion U.S. dollars: study
Meanwhile, Pentagon spokeswoman Roseann Lynch said that the Iraq war is costing the United States 4.5 billion dollars monthly in military operating costs, not including procurement of new weapons and equipment.It's quite an interesting article. It says that 20 percent of the wounded troops, estimated 16,000, have serious brain or spinal column injuries, and 30 percent developed mental problems within a couple months of arriving home. What is war good for? Forward Newspaper Online: Bush Says Iraq War Is Good for Israel.
