Libya

...the U.S. has fired 161 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Libyan territory since military strikes began...

Assuming they were the "cheap" Tomahawks that cost "only" 600k each, that's roughly a quarter per person in the USA. But you just know it wasn't the cheap ones, right? On top of that, the fuel, the parts, the maintenance, the combat pay. One wonders what this Libian civilian protection action will cost. And it's impossible to tally up the human costs including dead civilians and added strain on military families.

I don't know if it's worth it. In my view that's a difficult judgment to make until there is some sort of outcome and a tallying of the life, limb and resources. I'm reminded of that ending scene of Charlie Wilson's War where the CIA analyst tells Charlie the proverb that simply repeats "We'll see." Even if the immediate outcome is apparently good there always seem to be unexpected consequences down the road.

Given that we're still active two (other?) war zones not counting Korea I sure hope Nato, Europe and other allies do take it over sooner rather than later.