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Mr. Fish – Support Our Quagmire

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq War Spending Doubles Since Invasion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Going Deeper and Deeper Into Hock

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2006 Congress just raised our debt ceiling--the amount we're allow to borrow--by $781 billion. It was either that or default on our treasury notes. This is the fourth debt-ceiling increase since Bush took office--some $3 trillion in total. Dick Cheney may have said that deficits don't matter, but try telling that to the next generation of Americans, who are going to have one helluva credit card bill to pay off. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq War Costing $5.9 Billion per Month

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 That's according to the Wall Street Journal. Also, progressives in Congress want to divert $60 billion in defense spending to humanitarian assistance, social programs, energy conservation, homeland security and deficit reduction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )