A family of four would be paying $16,500 to fund the war from 2002 to 2008, and the report speculates on the war continuing until 2017, where it estimates the expenditure to be $3.5 Trillion, at 46,400, per family. The Bush budget figures are likely to be specific spending allocations, without as much accounting for "co-lateral damage", even when the damage is to US Citizens.

It just makes me sick that they can toss such huge amounts of money around with such carelessness, while they majority of Americans are digging deep into their pockets for change.

If we were made to ration and buy war bonds, America would not be putting up with this.