Libya no-fly zone could cost $100m to $300m a week? Up to $1.2bn a month?

That's $400m to $1.2bn a month. You've got to be kidding me.

Numerous polls show people opposed to this intervention, and that's before they hear the possible price tag.

How about some of those rich Arab oil governments in the region finance our operation to free their own brethren? I'm sorry, but if we're going to play the "money is short, cut everything" game then we shouldn't be joining open-ended operations if we're talking about it potentially costing us billions upon billions of dollars.

There's always billions extra for defense.