RT: At the end of September the Pentagon signed a $251 million deal to buy more Tomahawk missiles. Can the U.S. financially afford leading such a war? Max Abrahms: I think the US can indeed afford this war, but I certainly agree with the thrust of your question: wars of course are very expensive. The Pentagon has estimated that the US is spending about $8 million per day on this air campaign. Interestingly, if you look at share’s prices of major defense contractors, major defense firms, and places like Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and Raytheon since August 8 -...
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