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war cost stories: 6 news summaries

 Afghan War Costs US 
 $3.6B Per Month 

Figure will go even higher if more troops are sent

Oct 15, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Waging a war in Afghanistan ain’t cheap. The US is spending roughly $3.6 billion a month there, according to data from the Congressional Research Service, and that number is likely to rise precipitously as the Obama administration sends more troops. That estimate is based on 51,000 troops;... More »

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Afghanistan • defense spending • war cost • Afghanistan war

OPINION

War Spending Strategy: Soak the Grandkids

War without taxes defies all of US history. Why are we allowing it?

Jun 11, 08 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Congress tackles the latest "emergency" spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total to more than $860 billion, Ruth Marcus notes in the Washington Post: "For the first time in American history, every penny of that amount will have been borrowed. For the first time, billions... More »

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Congress • taxes • war funding • Iraq war • Iraq war spending • war cost • George W. Bush

Petraeus Sees No New Troop Buildup in Iraq

General wraps up
two days of testimony before Congress

Apr 9, 08 8:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. David H. Petraeus told the House Armed Forces Committee today that he does not foresee another buildup of US armed forces in Iraq, calling the possibility of a new surge "a pretty remote thought in my mind." If violences escalates again, the Army will make do with... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • US troops • troop withdrawal • House Armed Services Committee • troop levels • Iraq war • Iraq war spending • war cost • troop drawdown

OPINION

 Next Prez's To-Do: Fix Military 

Budget woes aren't the only defense issue facing White House's next denizen

Mar 31, 08 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Has President Bush done irreparable damage to our armed forces? Not necessarily, Phillip Carter and Fred Kaplan write in Slate, offering a to-do list for the next president to tackle as he or she begins the process of fixing a military "in strange shambles."
  1. Overhaul the budget:
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Iraq • War on Terror • military • Air Force • Navy • US Army • soldier • war cost

Iraq's Toll Spirals Into Trillions

Iraq may cost up to $12.5B each month

Mar 10, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 2002 Donald Rumsfeld envisioned an Iraq war price tag of "something under $50 billion," but a Harvard professor and a Nobel-prize winning economist now pin the total cost at $3 trillion, with a "running cost" of $12.5 billion a month. As the Iraq war enters... More »

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veterans • Donald Rumsfeld • oil price • Iraq war • Linda Bilmes • Joseph Stiglitz • Iraq war spending • war cost

Dems: Hidden Costs Double Price of War

$1.5T price tag on Iraq, Afghanistan tallies to $20,000 per family

Nov 13, 07 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The costs of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan is actually $1.5 trillion, Democrats say in a report out today—far above the $802 billion spent or appropriated by Congress. Citing "hidden costs" such as higher oil prices, veterans' care, and interest on war debt, the report estimates... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Congress • Charles Schumer • congressional Democrats • Iraq veterans • Iraq war • war cost

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