'War on terror' set to surpass cost of Second World War

[daftandbarmy]

'War on terror' set to surpass cost of Second World War

By Rupert Cornwell in Washington

The total cost to America of its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus the related military operations in Pakistan, is set to exceed $4 trillion – more than three times the sum so far authorised by Congress in the decade since the 9/11 attacks.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/war-on-terror-set-to-surpass-cost-of-second-world-war-2304497.html

 

[toyotatundra]

'War on terror' set to surpass cost of Second World War

By Rupert Cornwell in Washington

The total cost to America of its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus the related military operations in Pakistan, is set to exceed $4 trillion – more than three times the sum so far authorised by Congress in the decade since the 9/11 attacks.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/war-on-terror-set-to-surpass-cost-of-second-world-war-2304497.html

Trillions of dollars are being spent. I suggest the appropriate question would be, Are the radical elements of Islam as much of a threat to us as the Axis Powers were? If the response is yes, then the costs associated are justified.