'Estimated Appropriations Provided for Iraq 2001-2006"

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Published August 25, 2006

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/75xx/doc7506/GWOT_Tables_2006_08.pdf

CBO current running total: $432 billion

Senate approves $469 billion for Pentagon
Thu Sep 7, 2006 6:58pm ET

The bill allocates $63 billion in emergency money for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Lawmakers say the figure could climb to $70 billion after negotiators from both houses of Congress finalize the legislation. The cost of the two wars is now approaching $500 billion.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-09-07T225801Z_01_N07275182_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARMS-CONGRESS.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-1

Recall, if you will:

TED KOPPEL: I mean, when you talk about 1.7, you’re not suggesting that the rebuilding of Iraq is gonna be done for $1.7 billion?

NATSIOS: Well, in terms of the American taxpayers contribution, I do, this is it for the US.

KOPPEL: You’re saying the, the top cost for the US taxpayer will be $1.7 billion. No more than that?

NATSIOS: For the reconstruction. And then there’s 700 million in the supplemental budget for humanitarian relief, which we don’t competitively bid ’cause it’s charities that get that money.

KOPPEL: I understand. But as far as reconstruction goes, the American taxpayer will not be hit for more than $1.7 billion no matter how long the process takes?

NATSIOS: That is our plan and that is our intention. And these figures, outlandish figures I’ve seen, I have to say, there’s a little bit of hoopla involved in this.

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/iraq/koppel.htm