[lbo-talk] Iraq war: breaking past $300b

[Jean-Christophe Helary]

> The cost of the war in Iraq will reach $320 billion after the  
> expected passage next month of an emergency spending bill currently  
> before the Senate, and that total is likely to more than double  
> before the war ends, the Congressional Research Service estimated  
> this week.

Which explains why the US is charging Japan $25 billion for modifying  
its bases here...
That was the big news this week: ¥3 trillion, about ¥25.000 per  
habitant (more than $200)...

JC Helary