
Iraq Costing $7.5 Million Daily. Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby says Friday the Pentagon has spent an average of $7.5 million a day on air strikes, humanitarian aid and observation teams in Iraq since U.S. involvement began on June 16. “It didn't start out at $7.5 [million] per day–as our [operational tempo] and our activities have intensified, so too have our costs,” he says. The money is coming from the fiscal year 2014 Overseas Contingency Operations account, and “we’re…