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Pentagon Pressed for Iraq War's Costs
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 10, 2004 05:58pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 10, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Pentagon Pressed for Iraq War's Costs
The Honolulu Advertiser
Pressed to estimate the cost of future operations in Iraq, the Pentagon has repeatedly said it's just too hard to do. Now the ranks of disbelievers are growing - in Congress (both parties) and among private defense analysts. Bush administration's refusal to estimate costs erodes American support for the Iraq campaign, as well as the credibility of the White House and lawmakers.
White House budget chief acknowledged that the military will need money over and above the original defense budget request. But administration officials don't plan to ask for that supplemental, or specify what it might include until about two months after November's presidential election. Had Bush included it in the budget proposal sent to Congress in February, the government's surging deficit problem would have looked even worse. Bush Administration denied last month that they were waiting until January so Iraqi expenses wouldn't figure into Bush's re-election bid. |
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