Libya war exceeds estimates; costs taxpayers $750 million so far
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Obama's silent war in Libya as costs Americans 3/4 of a billion dollars so far with no end in sight.
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the aerial war on Libya has cost the United States about 750 million dollars so far, despite the Pentagon's initial assessment.
"It's probably at this point somewhere in the ballpark of 750 million dollars," AFP quoted Gates as saying on Thursday.
Pentagon officials previously anticipated that the operation would cost the US military 604 million dollars from the start of the US-backed military effort on March 19 to April 4.
Meanwhile, US officials failed to provide an explanation for the hike in the cost of the aerial operations.
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the aerial war on Libya has cost the United States about 750 million dollars so far, despite the Pentagon's initial assessment.
"It's probably at this point somewhere in the ballpark of 750 million dollars," AFP quoted Gates as saying on Thursday.
Pentagon officials previously anticipated that the operation would cost the US military 604 million dollars from the start of the US-backed military effort on March 19 to April 4.
Meanwhile, US officials failed to provide an explanation for the hike in the cost of the aerial operations.
