Nbadan
05-13-2005, 04:32 PM
The Senate Armed Services Committee has recommended a further $50 billion be set aside to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the U.S.-declared global war on terrorism.
The proposed new war spending for fiscal 2006, which starts Oct. 1, would push the cost of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and its aftermath toward $250 billion, far ahead of initial expectations voiced by the Bush administration.
Yahoo News (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050513/ts_nm/iraq_congress_funding_dc&cid=564&ncid=1473)
"Three days ago Congress gave final approval for an $82 billion emergency war-spending bill, of which about $76 billion would go to war-fighting.
The additional $50 billion for war spending had bipartisan support on the committee. "
Those $49 billion over 20 years we could save closing down bases at home just flew out the Iraqi window.
The proposed new war spending for fiscal 2006, which starts Oct. 1, would push the cost of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and its aftermath toward $250 billion, far ahead of initial expectations voiced by the Bush administration.
Yahoo News (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050513/ts_nm/iraq_congress_funding_dc&cid=564&ncid=1473)
"Three days ago Congress gave final approval for an $82 billion emergency war-spending bill, of which about $76 billion would go to war-fighting.
The additional $50 billion for war spending had bipartisan support on the committee. "
Those $49 billion over 20 years we could save closing down bases at home just flew out the Iraqi window.