President Bush recently asked Congress for a funding of $70 billion for his war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Such request is causing a dispute between the White House and congressman democrats about such spending for the war. The money is propose to cover expenses until April of '09. Democrats are taking into consideration about making funding contingent on a timeline for withdrawal, also adding domestic spending. The president said such ideas, he will "veto" them and in the past has won many battles against democrats.
With this recent request the total cost of the war including "antiterrorism operations" since Sept 11, 01 would total nearly $875 billion. Bush requesting more the $45 billion to two divisions of combat operations including nearly $4 billion to Afghan security forces, and $2 billion for the Iraqi counterparts. Bush included $3 billion for computer technology to counteract improvised explosives. Also another $3 billion for "classified operations". Bush keeps adding money for the "cost of fuel cost" as even the military are feeling the cost for fuel in which he requested $2.2 billion. How much more money will he keep in his pocket for this is all about making a profit with business? This is just a prediction only up to spring of '09 already its just too much, Bush is just making this economy go lower by each billion going down the drain.
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