Attack For the Libyan, U.S. Spend U.S. $ 550 million

United States (U.S.) has cost U.S. $ 550 million to support military operations Coalition forces on Libya in the last ten days. The budget is expected to continue to grow around U.S. $ 40 million for the next few weeks.

The calculation is expressed by the U.S. Defense Department (Pentagon), told The Straits Times. According to the Pentagon, for 19 to 28 March, the U.S. military spent more than 60 percent of the budget for it for weapons, like missiles and bombs. The rest is to finance the delivery of personnel and logistics, including fuel for aircraft and warships.

According to the Pentagon, 192 of 199 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired into the strategic targets of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya since the first attack March 19 and came from the U.S. military, while the rest is English. U.S. military commander for the NATO mission, Admiral James Stavridis, told the House revealed that one missile was worth approximately U.S. $ 1.5 million.

Pentagon spokeswoman, Kathleen Kesler, admitted his side could not be sure how much more budget should be required for the military campaign in Libya. However, he expects the Pentagon will need additional funds of U.S. $ 40 million in three weeks.

Currently, the Coalition military mission to Libya was taken over the North Atlantic Defence Organisation, NATO. However, the U.S. will still be involved in military action, considering that the U.S. is also a member of NATO.