$608 million US taxpayer dollars were spent on Libyan war effort in a 17 day period in 2011. US taxpayers bought hundreds of millions of dollars of munitions for Libyans

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Of $550 million US taxpayer dollars spent from March 19-11, 2011 on Libya, 60 percent was for munitions.

4/11/11, "Libya Costs For U.S. Now $608 Million," Huffington Post

"The Pentagon said Monday the military intervention in Libya cost the U.S. an estimated $608 million in the first few of weeks of the operation. Spending is down significantly, though not as much as expected.

Defense Department spokeswoman Navy Cmdr. Kathleen Kesler said the price tag is for spending through April 4 – or for 17 days of the mission, the most recent figure available....

Officials late last month said the added spending from March 19 through March 28, the first 10 days of the intervention, was $550 million. About 60 percent was for munitions. The remaining costs were for the "higher operating tempo" of U.S. forces and of getting them there."...

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