The cost of the Iraq war: One year on

Analysis
By Steve Schifferes
BBC News Online economics reporter

By the end of this year, the US Government will have spent $150bn on invading and then rebuilding Iraq. That sounds like a lot - but the real question should be whether it is anywhere near enough.

Neither Mr Bush nor Mr Blair want to raise taxes to pay for the war
The Bush administration was very clear about the need to invade Iraq - even though some of those reasons are now looking less convincing.

But it was far less straightforward about how much the military operation to unseat Saddam Hussein would cost.

And even more questions remain about the ultimate cost of rebuilding a functioning economy and civil society in Iraq.

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