A heavy war bill on Washington's desk A new estimate by the US Central Command obtained by CBS shows that the cost of the war has reached 47.1 billion dollars as of mid-October. Of this amount, $29 billion is allocated to replace fired ammunition, $6.1 billion to compensate for destroyed equipment, and $11.9 billion to related costs, including deployment and support of forces.

A heavy war bill on Washington's desk A new estimate by the US Central Command obtained by CBS shows that the cost of the war has reached 47.1 billion dollars as of mid-October. Of this amount, $29 billion is allocated to replace fired ammunition, $6.1 billion to compensate for destroyed equipment, and $11.9 billion to related costs, including deployment and support of forces.