One week after an international military coalition intervened in Libya, the cost to U.S. taxpayers has reached at least $600 million, according figures provided by the Pentagon.
U.S. ships and submarines in the Mediterranean have unleashed at least 191 Tomahawk cruise missiles from their arsenals to the tune of $268.8 million, the Pentagon said.
U.S. warplanes have dropped 455 precision guided bombs, costing tens of thousands of dollars each.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/201...600-million-for-first-week-pentagon-says.html
Obama said "Mindful of the risks and costs of military action, we are naturally reluctant to use force to solve the world's many challenges, But when our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act."
U.S. ships and submarines in the Mediterranean have unleashed at least 191 Tomahawk cruise missiles from their arsenals to the tune of $268.8 million, the Pentagon said.
U.S. warplanes have dropped 455 precision guided bombs, costing tens of thousands of dollars each.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/201...600-million-for-first-week-pentagon-says.html
Obama said "Mindful of the risks and costs of military action, we are naturally reluctant to use force to solve the world's many challenges, But when our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act."
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