estimates of $20 billion a year
http://www.cfr.org/pdf/Iraq_DayAfter_TF.pdfexcerpt:
The scale of American resources that will be required could amount
to some $20 billion per year for several years.This figure as-
sumes a deployment of 75,000 troops for post-conflict peace
stabilization (at about $16.8 billion annually),as well as funding for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance (as recommend-
ed immediately below).If the troop requirements are much larg-
er than 75,000 —a real possibility —the funding requirement
would be much greater.
For reconstruction and humanitarian assistance alone,the
president should request from Congress $3 billion for a one-year
period and make clear that the United States will be prepared to
make substantial additional contributions in the future.This ini-
tial contribution would include $2.5 billion for reconstruction
and $500 million for humanitarian aid.(However,if there are sig-
nificant interruptions in the availability of Iraqi oil revenues for
use by the Oil for Food Program,the figure for humanitarian assis-
tance would need to be considerably higher.)...lots more...
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