Sorry, I underreported the war cost.. see below
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that a U.S. war against Iraq would cost between $9 billion and $13 billion, according to an initial estimate sent to the House and Senate.
The report says the estimate will swing widely depending on the size and composition of the force the U.S. may deploy to the Persian Gulf.
The budget office looked at two options to come up with the figure.
One was termed a "heavy ground option" and emphasized the use of ground troops. It would cost about $13 billion to send about 370,000 troops to the Gulf. That force would be equipped with 1,500 aircraft, 800 attack and transport helicopters, 800 tanks and 60 ships.
A second so-called "heavy air option" emphasized the use of fighter and bomber aircraft. It would cost $9 billion to send 250,000 military personnel, according to the budget report. That force would be equipped with 2,500 aircraft, 500 attack and transport helicopters, 300 tanks and 60 ships.
Once U.S. troops, equipment and warplanes were in position to do battle, it would cost about $6 billion to $9 billion a month to run the war.
cnn.com
CNN mentioned the the $1 trillion loss. Heard it . Do not have link but it would be easy enough to extrapolate if you want to research.
It's down 7 Trillion in the last 2 years. |
