Title: Black hole
Published: Ventura County Star
Date: Feb. 19, 2008
About this cartoon: The cost of the war in Iraq depends on various factors and is subject to some interpretation (e.g., is rehab for wounded vets part of the total?); the National Priorities project estimates the cost thus far as upwards of $495.4 billion, and estimates from the Congressional Joint Economic Committee (cited in this cartoon) and in The New York Times project a total of $1.2 to $1.3 trillion -- and counting.