1.9 TRILLION dollar war

jjohn on 2002-12-06T14:12:39

In the worst case, a war with Iraq could cost the United States almost as much as the government spent in the last budget year — nearly $2 trillion, according to new projections.

Researchers concluded in a study released Thursday that war with Iraq could cost the United States from $99 billion to more than $1.9 trillion over a decade.

--AP: Study: Iraq War Could Cost $1.9 Trillion

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cheaper than

hfb on 2002-12-06T15:26:49

the Big Dig! Maybe we should hire the army core of engineers to finish the hole in the ground under budget. :)

10 year plan

gizmo_mathboy on 2002-12-06T21:50:34

That is spread out over 10 years to that's only $200 billion per year or about 50 times the yearly budget of NASA.

Is Reagan back in office or something? ;-)