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Pentagon Request of $99.7 Billion More for War Would Set Record
2006-12-18
Spending on Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terror would reach a record $170 billion in fiscal 2007 under the latest U.S. Defense Department emergency spending request.

The military's request for $99.7 billion more in funding comes on top of the $70 billion that Congress approved in September and is 45 percent higher than the $117 billion in supplemental funding approved last year. The request, under review at the White House, is in a 17- page, Dec. 7 memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. About half the new money -- $48 billion -- would go to the Army, which says its costs have risen sharply as fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan drags on and more equipment is damaged or destroyed.
Posted by:Fred

#5  RUSSIA > plans to contract US$100-plus Bilyuhn in defense, trade, and econ wid Iran. All together men, wid feeling, ITS GOVERNOR DUBYA'S FAULT.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-12-18 22:49  

#4  #2 No. Good lord.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-12-18 10:15


Hold on a minute, Steve. Sooner or later, we're going to have to quit trying to "build a democratic Middle East" and destroy our enemies. I believe the time is fast approaching where we have to make the same decision Harry Truman did - use military force, with tens of thousands die, or use nukes to crush both our enemy's will and his ability to fight. I don't think nukes in Iraq or Afghanistan would do any good, but I wouldn't hesitate to use them against Riyadh, Tehran, Qom, and Islamabad. It would put an end to the financing, destroy the source of the problems, and send a clear message that the US not only has the means, but the will, to do whatever it takes to win, including the use of nuclear weapons. The person that finally does it will be villified immediately, but looked upon as a wise man in the long run. Nukes aren't nice, but they ARE effective. Right now, we desperately need "effective".
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-12-18 15:28  

#3  And what would the request be in percentage of GDP as compared to 1943-45?
Posted by: Glavilet Choter5782   2006-12-18 12:28  

#2  No. Good lord.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-12-18 10:15  

#1  Anyone for tossing a few nukes to do the job, then partying with the rest of the requisition cash?
Posted by: Sneaze Shaiting3550   2006-12-18 05:51  

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