Wednesday, March 22, 2006

$360 billion so far spent on Iraq


"... The weapons of mass destruction the administration said Saddam Hussein possessed before the war have never been found -- and many experts believe never existed. White House officials hammered then-chief economic adviser Lawrence B. Lindsey for claiming the war could cost as little as $100 billion, saying the estimate was too high. The actual tally is fast approaching four times that amount, according to the Congressional Research Service, which estimates a $360 billion price tag to date ..."
Washington Post: Old Forecasts Come Back to Haunt Bush

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