First Week Total: $550 million
The most recent Defense Department numbers place the cost of the first week of Libyan mission to the U.S. taxpayer at $550 million. The Pentagon said it expects the weekly total to decrease after initial strikes end and NATO takes control of the operation on March 30. Above, General Carter F. Ham, the commander of the United States Africa Command speaks to the media at the Italian military airport of Sigonella.
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