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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-25-04 08:48 PM
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Iraq, Afghan Wars Will Cost Up to $60B (for just next year)
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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
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