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Saturday, July 2, 2011

War on terror' set to surpass cost of Second World War

War on terror' set to surpass cost of Second World War

By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
Thursday, 30 June 2011

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/war-on-terror-set-to-surpass-cost-of-second-world-war-2304497.html

The total cost to America of its wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, plus the related military operations in
Pakistan, is set to exceed $4 trillion - more than three
times the sum so far authorized by Congress in the decade
since the 9/11 attacks.

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