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$50 bln more asked for Iraq, Afghan, terror wars
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| Last Edited | RP May 13, 2005 08:31pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News: Iran |
| News Date | Friday, May 13, 2005 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Senate Armed Services Committee has recommended a further $50 billion be set aside to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the U.S.-declared global war on terrorism.
The proposed new war spending for fiscal 2006, which starts Oct. 1, would push the cost of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and its aftermath toward $250 billion, far ahead of initial expectations voiced by the Bush administration.
The recommendation for fresh emergency spending was sent to the full Senate on Thursday night as part of a bill that also would authorize $441.6 billion in regular defense spending in fiscal 2006, a 3.1 percent real increase over last year's authorized sum. |
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