Libya War Cost At Least $896 Million To US.So Far

For those liberals that were gnashing their teeth and wringing their wrists over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, perhaps you can all explain why there isn't hardly anything on the news of the usual suspects lashing out at the current regime for starting a third one - one that's already cost almost a billion dollars so far. From ABC News: US Military Intervention in Libya Cost At Least $896 Million

The cost of U.S. military intervention in Libya has cost American taxpayers an estimated $896 million through July 31, the Pentagon said today.

The price tag includes the amounts for daily military operations, munitions used in the operation and humanitarian assistance for the Libyan people.

The U.S. has also promised $25 million in non-lethal aid to the Libyan Transitional National Council, half of which the Defense Department has already on MRE’s (military lingo for Meals, Ready to Eat).

The military delivered 120,000 Halal MRE’s to Benghazi in May and a second shipment that included medical supplies, boots, tents, uniforms, and personal protective gear in June.

While Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appears on the way out, NATO says flight missions over Tripoli will continue, with the U.S. playing a role in helping to keep a tight window over the area that’s been in effect for weeks.

Not that I'm against the military effort mind you. Just the double standard in the media and the left.

UPDATE: Obama: ‘Rule Is Over’ for Libya’s Gaddafi