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Army Equipment Costs for Two Wars Will Triple

The annual cost of replacing, repairing and upgrading Army equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan is expected to more than triple next year to more than $17 billion, according to Army documents obtained by the Associated Press.
And we still can’t find the money for schools, healthcare, environmental-technology research ... oh, never mind.

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Iraq War Spending Doubles Since Invasion

Annual war expenditures have risen from $48 billion in 2003 to an anticipated $94 billion in 2006, thanks to the expected largest emergency spending bill in history.

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Iraq War Could Cost $2 Trillion, Study Finds

Long-term costs like healthcare for vets could push the war’s cost far above White House projections. | story

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