Costs of Libya operation already piling up

National Journal ^ | 3/21/11 | Megan Scully

[Nachum]

With U.S. and coalition forces bombarding Libya leader Muammer al-Qaddafi's forces from the sea and air, the cost for the first day alone of the operation was well over $100 million with the total price tag expected to grow much higher the longer the strikes continue, analysts said.(Snip) With allies expected to shoulder some of the bill, the initial stages of taking out Libya's air defenses could ultimately cost U.S.-led coalition forces between $400 million and $800 million, according to a report released by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments earlier this month. Maintaining a coastal no-fly-zone

[proudpapa]

No Blood for Oil!

[reefdiver]

Well I suspect behind this story will be one coming about how zer0 will pay for this. It will involve tax increases.

[troy McClure]

I guess we could have just bought Libya from the Col. for half a billion.

[Riodacat]

I don't understand why so many here are acting exactly like the libs did when we went into Afghanistan and Iraq.
It finally took Obama's attack on Libya to bring almost all Americans together - we're mostly anti-war and anti-military.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I find it humorous that only now are we concerned with the cost. Why weren’t we concerned when Bush went to war?

We all should be screaming that the Jacka$$ in the White house didn’t request Congressional approval. If it were a Republican President the MSM idiot’s and the Dem’s would be screaming bloody murder.

[RC2]

Our country needs to take the billions in our banks that belong to Qaddafi and pay for this.

[Slump Tester]

I think the First Bastard is just trying to deplete our munitions. How many of these cruise missles will actually be replenished?

[buccaneer81]

I don't understand why so many here are acting exactly like the libs did when we went into Afghanistan and Iraq. It finally took Obama's attack on Libya to bring almost all Americans together - we're mostly anti-war and anti-military.

You are WAY off base.

[musicman]

[Cobra64]

I think proudpapa was being facetious.

[proudpapa]

I was just being sarcastic by calling out the liberal slogan.

[Riodacat]

I was just being sarcastic by calling out the liberal slogan.

Oh, O.K. Sorry.
But there are lots here parroting the same things you can read on any number of lib sites.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Now what did Q’Daffy do to earn the airstrikes against him? Aren’t the rebels fighting Q’Daffy backed by the Muslim Brotherhood?