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| NY Slimes: Next YearÂ’s War Costs Estimated at $170 Billion or More |
| 2008-02-11 |
| The military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost $170 billion in the next fiscal year over and above the $515.4 billion regular Pentagon budget that President Bush has proposed, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said on Wednesday. Mr. Gates gave that estimate in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee after cautioning the panel that any estimate would be dicey, given the unpredictability of war. “Well, a straight-line projection, Mr. Chairman, of our current expenditures would probably put the full-year cost in a strictly arithmetic approach at about $170 billion,” Mr. Gates said in response to questions from Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who is the head of the committee. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #4 Also from NY TIMES [WAFF.com] > HARD LESSONS LEARNED... article > the US Army's new revised doctrine now has new impetus for NATION/REGION-SPECIFIC STABILITY/BUILDING OPERATIONS, besides mil defeating any and all adversaries on the battlefield. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-11 19:37 |
| #3 And how much has the "war on drugs" cost? How much has the non-enforcement of border security cost us in prison housing and loss of life? Trillions... and hundreds of thousands of lives lost. Several billions and the loss of 6 thousand US lives (including 9-11) to prevent another 9-11 and a nuclear terrorist attack seem like a fucking bargain, doesn't it? Goddamn traitors. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-02-11 10:28 |
| #2 Well, since Lydon Johnson launched the 'War on Poverty' in the 60s, we've spent about 7 trillion dollars and still have poverty. How about declaring it a quagmire and pulling out? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-02-11 09:48 |
| #1 Typical of the NYT - they're only interested in government spending when a) it's done for military purposes and b) when it's done by a Republican administration. |
| Posted by: Raj 2008-02-11 08:30 |