WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 — When President Bush informed the nation last Sunday night that remaining in Iraq next year will cost another $87 billion, many of those who will actually pay that bill were unable to watch. They had already been put to bed by their parents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/po...partner=GOOGLE

Whoa! Even accounting for a little exaggeration, this sounds expensive to me.
Can we remain a great power if we spend more money than we make?