It's Time to Be Honest about the Cost of the War in Iraq
Feb 11, 2008 - Just how much will the Iraq war cost the American taxpayer next year? We don't know, and the people running the war (who should know) say they don't either. In his $3 trillion federal budget, President Bush is asking for $70 billion for the war, but he admits that won't be enough to cover an entire year of operations. Last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates reluctantly admitted to Congress that…

