The Cost Of This Unnecessary War (And How That Money Could Be Better Used)

The following post is by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times: 

Let’s ponder for a moment the vast sums that we’re pouring into the war with Iran.

The Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more than $1,400 per American household) to fund the war, but even that understates the total cost.

Linda Bilmes, a Harvard expert on financing war, told me that most of the costs will arrive later. For example, ...