Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The War In Libya Is Is Already Costing Tens Of Millions



U.S. Military Intervention in Libya Costing Taxpayers Millions -- ABC News

No-Fly Zone Over Libya: $30 Million to $100 Million Per Week, Report Estimates

Three days after an international military coalition intervened in Libya, the cost to U.S. taxpayers has reached the hundreds of millions of dollars and continues to climb.

U.S. and U.K. ships and submarines in the Mediterranean have unleashed at least 161 Tomahawk cruise missiles from their arsenals to the tune of $225 million, the Pentagon said.

U.S. warplanes have dropped dozens of bombs with price-tags of tens of thousands of dollars apiece.

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More News On The Cost Of The War In Libya

America is going broke! Federal Reserve official's fear as Libya missiles cost $100 million in just ONE day -- Daily Mail
U.S. Role in Libya Already Costs Hundreds of Millions -- FOX News
Libya War Cost to Be ‘Tens of Millions’ of Pounds, U.K. Says -- Bloomberg
Bill for Libya war put at tens of millions by UK -- Financial Times
Five days into Operation Odyssey Dawn, costs mounting -- GovExec
Libya costing Britain £3 million a day -- The Independent
Libya no-fly zone cost could hit $1 billion in months -- Reuters
Cost for U.S. in Libya races toward $1B mark -- CBS News
Libya No-Fly Zone Cost Could Hit $1 Billion in Months -- New York Times
Libya Will Likely Cost U.S. a 10 Figure Sum -- Wall Street Cheat Sheet
Cost of Libya campaign runs counter to belt-tightening plans -- Stars And Stripes
Cost of military campaign in Libya could wipe out GOP's spending cuts -- The Hill

My Comment: How can you make a budget for a war? War is what it is. The only thing that we can do is plan for the worse, and hope for the best.

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