http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=71397New 'Caught Red-Handed' Report: GOP Congressmen Waste Billions of Local Taxpayer Dollars on Iraq Fiasco
A new report on the "Cost of Iraq" will be released on Wednesday, August 30, in twenty-five cities by members of MoveOn.org Political Action. The report will analyze the cost of the Iraq War by Congressional district.
Since the Iraq war began, the Republican-led Congress has spent more than $300 Billion on President Bush's failed policy. $18 billion has been awarded to Halliburton, much of which was in "no bid" contracts and $9 billion is missing.
"Most Americans agree President Bush's Iraq policy is a fiasco. But Congress keeps rubber-stamping Bush's wasteful spending," said Tom Matzzie, Washington Director of MoveOn Political Action. "By voting to spend $300 billion on the fiasco in Iraq, Republicans in Congress have short-changed education, health care, job creation, and tough homeland security," he added.
The estimate is based on two reports: the "Cost of War" by the National Priorities Project --
http://costofwar.com/numbers.html -- which looks at Congressional appropriations and Congressional Research Service (CRS) studies.