On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:21:12 -0800, George Plimpton
wrote:

The war was a 4,484 deaths, 32,200 wounded, $825 billion waste.

When you count up all the long term disability claims, the interest on
the money borrowed to fight the war, lost productivity, and various
other expenses the war cost more like 4 TRILLION dollars.
Dave