House Panel Approves $50B More for Wars (Why Occupations Continue)

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Jun 7 2006

If approved, the House bill would push total war-related dollars since 2001 toward a staggering half-trillion dollars.

The Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan agency that writes reports for lawmakers, says that since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, lawmakers already have provided $368 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and other costs associated with the war on terrorism.

Additionally, a bill making its way through Congress now to pay for the rest of this year's war costs includes another $65.7 billion for the Pentagon, much of which will be used to pay for military operations, maintenance and personnel costs in the two war zones.

Lawmakers say the Pentagon is spending about $8 billion a month in Iraq and $1 billion a month in Afghanistan.

http://www.townhall.com/news/ap/online/headlines/D8DTIESGH.html

[Norquist Nemesis]

1. And the House cuts health and school aid!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2326868

:grr:

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2. $8B/month? I remember when it was only $6B/month!

This damn war gets more expensive every year.

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4. That was for the old model war

the new one has 5500 more troops and a shiny new civil war

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3. And at the same time they want to keep cutting revenue by

giving handouts to the wealthy