Foreign Policy in Focus - A Think Tank Without Walls The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War The Iraq Quagmire Erik Leaver and Jenny Shin | March 4, 2008 Editor: Saif Rahman Editor's note: Since 2004, IPS has been tracking the costs of the Iraq War in human and financial costs to the United States, Iraq, and the rest of the world. This latest fact sheet is designed to help bring a full understanding of