War Cost

[desdemona]

Aside from the cost of american life and innocent civilian life in Iraq, the destruction of sites that predate recorded history, and the possiblity that democracy might still not prevail, the cost seems astronomical. I keep thinking where this money could be going. Afghanistan seems to be a better candidate for reconstruction than iraq, those people seem to be emerging from the dark ages, iraq on the other hand is more advanced, in any case, there are government programs, agencies, and communities that are in need in the United States and the war is costing 5 billion a month, projected costs for next yr. add up to 75 billion, is anyone else amazed by this? Below is an article released today that reports the cost of the war in Iraq.

War Cost Will Top $50 Billion, Pentagon Official Says

By Alan Fram Associated Press Writer

Published: May 13, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost more than $50 billion next year, a top Defense Department official told Congress Thursday in the Bush administration's clearest description yet of the conflicts' price tags.

The remarks by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz's edged the administration toward critics' estimates that combat will cost closer to $75 billion in the budget year that starts Oct. 1. White House budget chief Joshua Bolten said earlier this year that $50 billion might be the "upper limit" on next year's war spending.

read the entire article here:

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA2CUJF7UD.html

[Bombardier]

Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost more than $50 billion next year, a top Defense Department official told Congress.

No suprise here.

War is way expensive any way you look at it.

Though the cost of human lives lost will always outweight the monetary cost. At least for the family and friends of the brave soldiers who gave their lives for their country. ;)