Bush Administration's War Spending Nears Half Trillion Dollars

[ProSense]

Bush Administration's War Spending Nears Half Trillion Dollars

President Asks Taxpayers for Another $65 Billion for Iraq and Afghanistan

Feb. 16, 2006 — In a single year, it is difficult to measure overall progress in the war on terror. But ABC News has learned today that President Bush will ask Congress for an additional $65.3 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It brings the total funds requested this year to more than $110 billion for those operations.

This is fourth time in three years that the Bush administration has asked for additional funds for Iraq and Afghanistan, and this time the figure is even higher than expected.

The $65 billion requested is $2 billion higher than expected.

Of that amount, $38 billion will be spent for ongoing military operations, with $11 billion going to repair and replenish war-fighting equipment ravaged by wear and tear.

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http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/IraqCoverage/story?id=1629118&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

[Daphne08]

1. Half a trillion $ for a war of choice...

...a war of choice which is alienating our international friends, creating hated among the Arab world and inflicting death, dismemberment and suffering not only upon our troops but also upon Iraqi innocents.

Unbelievable.

My father, a veteran of WWII, would be livid if he were still here to witness this.

[SONUVABUSH]

2. Have a heart....

You don't want Halliburton to starve do ya?

[dweller]

3. still pushing for tax breaks

for his elite base is he?

dp

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. But just look how much better the world is!

I laugh, I guffaw.

Isn't it something on the order of $100,000.00 per minute, just for Iraq? Mmm, delicious money...

[BigYawn]

5. Most of that half trillion ended up in the pockets of

defense contractors, contruction companies etc.
The only good thing is most empoyees benefitting
from this huge spending are Americans.

[enough]

6. kick

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

7. People won't start worrying...

...until it hits one *jillion* dollars. What? You say that's not even a real number?!?

[ProSense]

8. Half a trillion is obscene.

During the election they tried to convince the public that the price tag for the war wouldn't hit $200 million for years to come.