Government policies are routinely subjected to rigorous cost analyses. Yet one of today's most controversial and …, also has generated cost savings, especially in terms of resources no longer being used to enforce UN sanctions and people … partners, and $134 billion to Iraq. These estimates suggest a global cost to date of about $428 billion. The avoided costs …

the cost. A review of several past wars indicates that nations historically have consistently underestimated the cost of … the cost to the United States over the decade following hostilities range from $100 billion to $1.9 trillion …