Iraq War Cost

$6.7 Billion Per Month In Afghanistan: Other Ways We Could Spend That Money

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. spending on the war in Afghanistan has now exceeded the cost of the war in Iraq for the first time since 2003. According to USA Today, we now spe...

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Barney Frank: You Wanna Talk About Spending, How About Iraq?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the public debate over the stimulus package, Democrats have found themselves largely on the defensive -- forced, at first, to explain the inclusion...

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Iraq War Costlier Than All US Wars Except WWII

San Francisco Chronicle | Zachary Coile | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was supposed to be a quick war and a cheap one. Five years later, 160,000 U.S. troops are still in Iraq. And the costs keep piling up - $12 billion...

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