Bush's Plan: $6.8 Billion And 21,500 More Troops...First Wave To Arrive In 5 Days...
President George W. Bush will tell skeptical Americans on Wednesday he will send 21,500 more U.S. troops to Iraq as part of a long-delayed new plan for the unpopular war, setting up a confrontation with Democrats...
...Senior administration officials said the cost of the troop increase would be around $5.6 billion. An additional $1.2 billion would finance a rebuilding and jobs programs.


Reuters | Steve Holland | January 10, 2007 01:16 PM