Iraq, Afghan Wars Will Cost Up to $60B (for just next year)

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- American military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan probably will cost $55 billion to $60 billion next year if troop levels remain unchanged, not counting the expenses of rebuilding the two countries, Congress' budget analysts estimated Friday.

The projection by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is more than double the $25 billion President Bush has so far requested for the wars for 2005.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-iraq-spending,0,6525356.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[salinen]

1. I'm convinced that the war in Iraq

was forced to bankrupt the nation and begin the era of Faithed Based everything. Please God, save us from religion.

[FloridaPat]

2. The salaries are paid out of the DOD budget. So there is a lot

more money being spent that reported.