From USAToday "Many members of Congress from both parties say they expect next year's war costs to be about $75 billion. The congressional analysts estimated the price tag could reach up to $392 billion over the next decade, assuming a substantial U.S. force remains in Iraq through the period. All the figures include the Pentagon's costs of countering terrorists in other countries and tightening security at home."
Does anybody know any details about this? The reason I ask is because of this part: "The congressional study said little of the expense can be associated with the intensified armed resistance in Iraq. Most of the spending is for troops' pay and the supplies they need, with only about 10% related to the pace of operations, it said" What I question is how much of this "troop pay and supplies" would have been spent anyway? Does this only include the pay of troops that would not have been on activity duty if it were not for Iraq, or does it include troops that had been stationed in Saudia Arabia, Germany, South Korea, etc anyway?