Hmmmm, how many months has it been ?
Somebody run those numbers for me?
What % of GNP, etc.?
Don’t quote me on that exact figure.
A huge percentage of this is the pay of the military who would be getting it even if they were still in the states preparing for action. That is simply forgotten by the anti-war left DMB and politicians.
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War
on Terror Operations Since 9/11
Updated October 15, 2008
With enactment of the FY2008 Supplemental and FY2009 Bridge Fund(H.R. 2642/P.L. 110-252) on June 30, 2008, Congress has approved a total of about $864 billion for military operations, base security, reconstruction, foreign aid, embassy costs, and veterans’ health care for the three operations initiated since the 9/11 attacks: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan and other counter terror operations; Operation Noble Eagle (ONE), providing enhanced security at military bases; and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
This $864 billion total covers all war-related appropriations from FY2001 through part of FY2009 in supplementals, regular appropriations, and continuing resolutions.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf