$400,000,000,000,000...... is that enough zeros

On the news tonight, apparently the US cost of the war on Iraq is something close to this. There really has to be some ulterior motive. Does Iraq have the solution to the Big Bang Theory and they are not sharing it, the antidote to Motherhood and Apple Pie or this years Easter Egg Supply. There has to be some reason for spending sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much money. Could it be stabilising the US dollar and making sure that oil is still denominated in US dollars. Nah seems unlikely. Anyway, somebody is going to be paying (pain) for this for a long time. Anyway only another 100,000,000,000 should do the job for a little while. Have a nice day taxpayers. More knowledgable analysis here.