Economic Costs of Military Operations in Iraq

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Economic Costs of Military Operations in Iraq

Some analysts estimate that the U.S. is spending about $12 billion dollars a month to fund military operations in Iraq. We'll hear different views on the economic costs of the war and what we gained as a result.

Some analysts estimate that the U.S. is spending about $12 billion dollars a month to fund military operations in Iraq. We'll hear different views on the economic costs of the war and what we gained as a result.

Guests

Michael O'Hanlon

senior fellow, foreign policy studies, the Brookings Institution.

Linda Bilmes

Professor, John F Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University

Winslow Wheeler

director, Straus Military Reform Project, Center for Defense Information

Robert Hormats

Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs

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