LOGO: Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines. A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman.  
November 12, 2009
Log in / Register

 Choose a size
Text Size

Most Read

'Daily Show': Cold Busted, Sean Hannity

The Man Who Put the Rainbow in 'The Wizard of Oz'

Gorbachev's Sermon on the Mount

A Disappointing Year With Obama

The Economy Looks Better in Paul Krugman's Neighborhood

Most Comments
Most Emailed

Reports
 * NEW! * Where Does the Caving End?

Ear to the Ground

A/V Booth

Arts & Culture
 * NEW! * Freedom’s Fight

Digs
Financial Meltdown 101
Vetting Sarah Palin

Truthdig Bazaar more items

 
Ear to the Ground

Military Wants Even More Money

Email this item Email    Print this item Print   
Posted on Dec 20, 2006

The Pentagon has asked the White House for an additional $99.7 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, for a total increase of $50 billion over last year’s record spending. According to the Congressional Research Service, military spending on Iraq, Afghanistan and other operations has exceeded $500 billion so far.


AP:

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 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.

The additional funds, if approved, would push this year’s cost of the war in Iraq to about $50 billion over last year’s record. In September, Congress approved an initial $70 billion for the current budget year, which began Oct. 1.

Read more

More Below the Ad

Advertisement

Chrome Bag - Free Shipping

Elsewhere: .

Comments

Are you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig.

By busta, December 21, 2006 at 1:34 am #
(Unregistered commenter)

I guess the little brain who posted this at Truthdig does not read, until it comes time to post.  I read an interview on this site two weeks ago with Dennis Kucinich about this, and read a MSNBC story along with a La Times story that was posted on this site.  To the person who put this up read more, think more.  I expect more from Truthdig.

Report this

By RS Janes, December 20, 2006 at 10:37 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)

I’m sure they need more money; the old bills are probably getting a little ragged about now.

‘Iraq was awash in cash. We played football with bricks of $100 bills’
—Headline of Guardian [UK] story, March 20, 2006. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1734939,00.html

This defense build-up, little of which will go to actually fight terrorists, and Bush’s disasters in Iraq and Afghanistan, should total up to much more than the $500 billion the Pentagon is officially requesting—I’d think a cool trillion would be more accurate.

Well, what the hell—it’s not their money.

Report this

By Quy Tran, December 20, 2006 at 7:41 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)

How many of those will be going to Cheney’s Halliburton pockets ?

Gates = Rumsfeld #2 and don’t expect any good news from him.

Report this

By Rodney Matthews, December 20, 2006 at 6:52 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)

Let’s get the additional war funds from the Billionaire contributers to Bushes campaigns and from all of the war profiteers who made money in Iraq.

Report this

Add Your Comment

Posts by unregistered readers are moderated. Posts by members
are published immediately. Why wait? Register today!







Number of characters remaining: 4000

Notify you when others comment on this article?


Are you a human?
Retype the word you see here.


Please read and abide by our comment policy.
By submitting this comment, you agree to this site's terms and conditions.

 
Click here to learn more about Truthdig
 

 
Join the Liberal Blog Advertising Network
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman.
Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved.