AP: Pentagon Wants $99.7B More for Wars

[Norquist Nemesis]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ_SPENDING?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon wants the White House to seek an additional $99.7 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to information provided to The Associated Press.

The military's request, if embraced by President Bush and approved by Congress, would boost this year's budget for those wars to about $170 billion.

Military planners assembled the proposal at a time when Bush is developing new strategies for Iraq, such as sending thousands of more U.S. troops there, although it was put together before the president said the troop surge was under consideration.

Overall, the war in Iraq has cost about $350 billion. Combined with the conflict in Afghanistan and operations against terrorism elsewhere, the cost has topped $500 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

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(Maybe I should have posted this over in GD Politics) I can hear the floor debates now. "SEE? SEE? I TOLD you the Democrats would raise your taxes!"

[Jim Warren]

1. and how much of that budget go to renewing the draft?

motherfucker

[Quantess]

2. Oh yeah, let's grab the coin jar reserved for just such emergencies.

America can dig up a few more dollars. :eyes:

[bahrbearian]

3. Reid said he'd give the Miitary what ever they wanted, No questions

[izzie]

6. No more money.

It is just waste. You do not build a country on war and the fighting of it.

[roamer65]

4. Pull the plug and do it now, Reid.

[whistle]

5. This is before any committment to the "troop surge" in Iraq which

....could add $45-$50 billions more to this request

[Disturbed]

8. The MIC is the largest growth Industry in America.

They have a succeeded beyond the wildest speculation that Eisenhower predicted.

[whistle]

9. Indeed, but it is a false economy, as all of the money spent for the military

....beyond that of defense produces nothing for society

[SeattleGirl]

7. Jeebus, enough is enough!

I'm not saying that the troops who are there should not be equipped as well as possible -- they should be (too bad all the money that's been spent so far hasn't been spent to do just that, though), but damnit, NO MORE FREAKIN' MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN FOR THIS LOST CAUSE. Yes, take care of those who are already there, but no more money for contractors, and no more money for Bush and Cheney's pockets.

I've had it with this shit.

[Bluebear]

10. PULL THE PLUG NOW Senator Reid. nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. This is a corporate hostile takeover--- of America

I'll bet that the "war" =cannot= stop until the milindus complex (which includes oil) is detached from the Treasury and the lawmaking process.

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

12. Rest easy!

It could have been $100 billion...