Iraq $100 billion spending bill to test Democrats
The Bush administration is hammering out its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds - a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.
https://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/16133869.htm
US Air Force seeks $33.4 bln in extra 2007 funds
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said it asked Pentagon officials for $33.4 billion in extra funding for fiscal 2007 to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and costs related to the "longer war on terror."
https://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28248374.htm
U.S. military equipment worth billions wearing out in Iraq, Afghanistan
About 2 billion U.S. dollars' worth of U.S. Army and Marine Corps equipment, from rifles to tanks, is wearing out or being destroyed every month in Iraq and Afghanistan.
https://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/29/content_5409829.htm
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https://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/16133869.htm
US Air Force seeks $33.4 bln in extra 2007 funds
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said it asked Pentagon officials for $33.4 billion in extra funding for fiscal 2007 to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and costs related to the "longer war on terror."
https://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28248374.htm
U.S. military equipment worth billions wearing out in Iraq, Afghanistan
About 2 billion U.S. dollars' worth of U.S. Army and Marine Corps equipment, from rifles to tanks, is wearing out or being destroyed every month in Iraq and Afghanistan.
https://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/29/content_5409829.htm
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