Iraq War Cost

In Blood...

1/16/2003
MR. RUSSERT: If your analysis is not correct, and we’re not treated as liberators, but as conquerors, and the Iraqis begin to resist, particularly in Baghdad, do you think the American people are prepared for a long, costly, and bloody battle with significant American casualties?
VICE PRES. CHENEY: "Well, I don’t think it’s likely to unfold that way, Tim, because I really do believe that we will be greeted as liberators. "

US casualties: 0

1/30/2004
"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. You know why? Because an enemy realizes the stakes. ...We've got a plan in place. "

US casualties: ~1000+

10/7/2005
Over 30 percent of the Iraqi troops are in the lead on these offensive operations. We've got troops embedded with them, and that's an important part of the training mission,"

US casualties: ~1900+

1/25/2006
Absolutely, we're winning

US casualties: ~2900+

And in Treasure...

1/19/3003
Rumsfeld: Well, the Office of Management and Budget, has come up come up with a number that's something under $50 billion for the cost...

2/21/2003
In December, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences estimated that a prolonged war that sparks a U.S. recession could cost the United States $1.9 trillion over the coming decade.

9/2006
The Cost of Iraq War calculator is set to reach $378 billion March 31, 2007, halfway through fiscal year 2007...