US cost of war at least US$3.7t and counting

NEW YORK, June 29 — When President Barack Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a US$1 trillion (RM3.05 trillion) price tag for America’s wars. Staggering as it is, that figure grossly underestimates the total cost of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the US Treasury and ignores more imposing ...