Cost of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to top $500 billion in 2007

[Veronica.Franco]

Cost of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to top $500 billion in 2007

RAW STORY
Published: Tuesday June 27, 2006


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The costs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wil pass the $500 billion mark next year, says a Congressional Research Service report, the National Journal's CONGRESS DAILY has reported today. The Congressional Research Service is a non-partisan arm of Congress. Excerpts from the registration restricted article follow:

The overall cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other global anti-terror operations since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will top $500 billion next year, according to congressional estimates and expectations of future funding.

The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service said in a report that through the current fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the government will have spent $437 billion on overseas military and foreign aid funding. That includes the latest supplemental spending bill signed into law this month, which provided $69 billion for the war effort.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Cost_of_wars_in_Afghanistan_and_0627.html

[IndianaGreen]

1. "Stay the course"!

Imperial overreach will be our downfall, which will be good for the world and to those of us that prefer the Republic to the Evil Empire.

[Amonester]

2. "50 billions" + "will pay for itself" + "6 weeks, I doubt 6 months"

Who lied like that again? :shrug:

+ Where is bin forgotten? :mad:

[gratuitous]

3. Half a trillion dollars

That we know about.

[rock]

4. And that figure (500 B) was so poo-pooed

(by the media) when it was first mentioned (shortly after we invaded Iraq).

[Tempest]

6. Larry Lindsey lost his job for saying it would cost $200 billion

The next Democrat president should appoint Lindsey to their administration.

[Tempest]

5. The cost has already passed $500 billion

When you include the cost of the long-term care of the soldiers who were wounded and suffering from PTSD.

[ckramer]

7. That just means department of treasury needs to buy more printers

LOL.

[Veronica.Franco]

8. More nobid contracts ...

Perfect ... a multi-BILLION dollar contract for office supplies ... why not? ... It's the only one they may have missed ...