Cost of the Iraq war: $150 billion
Didn't Bush grossly under estimate the medicare bill too? Does anyone have a calculator that Mr. Bush could borrow?
This was the first president that was selected; not elected. I vote never to allow selecting a president again....ever!
War tab swamps Bush’s estimate Spending projection: $150 billion by 2005
With troop commitments growing, the cost of the war in Iraq could top $150 billion through the next fiscal year — as much as three times what the White House had originally estimated. And, according to congressional researchers and outside budget experts, the war and continuing occupation could total $300 billion over the next decade, making this one of the costliest military campaigns in modern times.
