We Should Have Left Iraq Far Sooner | Christopher Preble | Cato Institute: Commentary

We Should Have Left Iraq Far Sooner | Christopher Preble | Cato Institute: Commentary: 'Some claimed that the war would be cost-free, paid for by revenues from Iraqi oil. Others ventured guesses ranging between $50 billion and $200 billion. These absurdly low estimates were sustained by the belief that Iraqi citizens would embrace a foreign military presence. They didn't.

The direct costs of the war totaled nearly $1 trillion, and the costs to care for those injured in the war is likely to exceed $2 trillion.'