War could cost US $2 trillion

IN the worst case, a war with Iraq could cost the United States almost as much as the government spent in the last budget year — nearly $2 trillion, according to new projections.

Researchers concluded in a study released on Thursday that war with Iraq could cost the US from $99bn to more than $1.9 trillion over a decade.

The lower figure assumes a successful military, diplomatic and nation-building campaign.