President Obama says Libya operation cost every two weeks of war in Iraq . CRS : The facts : We can attempt a comparison by examining the Defense Department 's spending on the two operations . In less than two weeks , CRS 's obligations in Iraq reached average of $ 5.12 billion 2008 . Pentagon , CRS say cost of U.S. portion of 2008 military operation in Libya was more than $ 1.6 billion .
President Obama says Libya operation cost every two weeks of war in Iraq . CRS : In less than two weeks , CRS 's obligations in Iraq reached average of $ 5.12 billion 2008 . Pentagon , CRS say cost of U.S. portion of 2008 military operation in Libya was more than $ 1.6 billion .