Cost Of Libya Mission Nears $1 Billion, But Khadafy's Country Not 'A Vital Interest For The U.S' -- New York Daily News
WASHINGTON - The taxpayers' bill for operations in Libya is headed to at least $1 billion in a conflict that the Pentagon chief said Sunday was not "a vital interest for the U.S."
Hundreds of millions have already been spent to take out Moammar Khadafy's air defenses, bomb his tank columns and set up a no-fly zone, and lawmakers predicted a tough fight when the military comes to Congress for supplemental funding.
"Estimates are that about $1 billion has already been spent on an undeclared war in Libya," said Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), a respected GOP voice on foreign policy.
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