TheIndependent
10-24-2007, 12:23 PM
Reuters: U.S. Congressional Budget Office estimates $2.4 trillion long-term war costs (a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071024/pl_nm/iraq_usa_funding_dc)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost taxpayers a total of $2.4 trillion by 2017 when counting the huge interest costs because combat is being financed with borrowed money, according to a study released on Wednesday.
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In Iraq alone, the United States is spending about $11 billion a month, with costs escalating.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost taxpayers a total of $2.4 trillion by 2017 when counting the huge interest costs because combat is being financed with borrowed money, according to a study released on Wednesday.
[...]
In Iraq alone, the United States is spending about $11 billion a month, with costs escalating.