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• $275 million per day.  Some estimate it now to be $700 million a day.
• $4,100 per household
• 4,000 U.S. soldiers killed.  1,000 private contractors killed.  More than 60,000 US troops wounded
• Severe brain injuries and psychological trauma for many.  They will never have normal lives.
• 700,000 Iraqis killed and 4 million refugees

            Linda Bilmes, at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard,
       and Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate   and former Clinton administration adviser, put a narrowly
       construed total price tag  of more than $2 trillion on the war. "(W)hen factors such as interest
     on debt, future borrowing for war expenses, continued military presence in Iraq, lifetime
     healthcare and counseling for veterans are added, the wars could range from $5 trillion to
    $7 trillion." (Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=45527&sectionid=3510203  
      and http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/28/iraqcosts_0228.html )

           What about the Security Costs?"  Bush Administration warriors say that their war has somehow prevented
       another 9/11 in the US.
                       ---    Weaker Dollar Spells Trouble for US Influence Abroad. 
                              (See Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1015/p17s04-wmgn.html )
                Keen observers in 2003 predicted the war would cause the dollar to fall, even collapse.
                See http://www.slate.com/id/2080712
                        ---   Terrorist Recruitment and Action: According to the London-based International Institute for
                Strategic Studies, al Qaeda's membership is now at 18,000, with 1,000 active in Iraq.
                       ---   Low U.S. Credibility: Polls reveal that the war has damaged the U.S. government's standing
               and credibility in the world. Surveys in eight European and Arab countries demonstrated broad public
              agreement that the war has hurt, rather than helped, the war on terrorism.  If there really were a threat
              to America, it is very doubtful the next President would be believed.
                      ---   Military Mistakes: A number of former military officials have criticized the war, including
              retired Marine General Anthony Zinni, who has charged that by manufacturing a false rationale for war,
              abandoning traditional allies, propping up and trusting Iraqi exiles, and failing to plan for post-war Iraq,
              the Bush Administration made the United States far less secure. 
                     ---   Low Troop Morale and Lack of Equipment: A March 2004 army survey found 52 percent
              of soldiers reporting low morale, and three-fourths reporting they were poorly led by their officers.
              Lack of equipment has been an ongoing problem. The Army did not fully equip soldiers with bullet-proof
              vests until June 2004, forcing many families to purchase them out of their own pockets.
                   ---   Loss of First Responders: National Guard troops make up almost one-third of the U.S. Army
              troops now in Iraq. Their deployment puts a particularly heavy burden on their home communities
              because many are "first responders," including police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel.
              For example, 44 percent of the country's police forces have lost officers to Iraq. In some states, the
              absence of so many Guard troops has raised concerns about the ability to handle natural disasters.  

         On January 17, 2007 the NY Times showed what $1.2 trillion could have bought.

               ---   "(A)n  unprecedented public health campaign — a doubling of cancer research funding, treatment
               for every American whose diabetes or heart disease is now going unmanaged and a global immunization
               campaign to save millions of children’s lives.... (T)he cost of running those programs for a decade
               wouldn’t use up even half our money pot."
              ---   "(W)e could then turn to poverty and education, starting with universal preschool for every
               3- and 4-year-old child across the country. The city of New Orleans could also receive a huge
               increase in reconstruction funds.
              --- "The final big chunk of the money could go to national security. The recommendations of the
               9/11 Commission that have not been put in place — better baggage and cargo screening, stronger
               measures against nuclear proliferation — could be enacted. Financing for the war in Afghanistan
               could be increased to beat back the Taliban’s recent gains, and a peacekeeping force could put a
               stop to the genocide in Darfur/".