Iraq war chest "will be empty by July" (UK)

[varun]

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=503462

21 March 2004

A war chest of £3.8bn for military operations in Iraq is set to run out within three months, official figures released last week indicate.

Defence economists estimate that keeping British troops in the country is costing taxpayers up to £125m a month.

However, figures released at the same time as the Budget show the special contingency reserve for Iraq has just £300m left to pay for operations in the coming financial year....

[acmavm]

1. Well, time for Blair to go begging for more money for his lost cause.

I think that the British will kick up a stink at this. I don't know why, but I don't think they are willing to break their country like our bunch of idiot in Washington are.

[0007]

2. `Oh Hell yes, let's go belly up, ain't gonna let no stinking terrorist

scare us to death, 'eh mate? Like junior sez, we're in it for the long haul.