Afghan war costs $300 million a day: Pentagon


Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The withdrawal of American troops from Iraq will allow for a reduced US defense budget in 2012 but the war in Afghanistan still costs the United States close to 300 million dollars a day.

Under the Pentagon's proposed budget, the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will drop to $117.8 billion for fiscal year 2012, a reduction of 41.5 billion from the previous year.

As the US war effort winds down in Iraq, the budget sets aside $10.6 billion for "Operation New Dawn," with the remaining 50,000 US troops there due to withdraw by the end of 2011.

Spending for the Afghan mission calls for $107.3 billion, down slightly from the last budget, which requested $113.5 billion.
President Barack Obama has vowed to start a withdrawal in July of the roughly 97,000 troops now in Afghanistan.

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Comment by Sweettina2 on February 21, 2011 at 4:12pm
Looking forward to it Krype!
Comment by Cryptocurrency on February 21, 2011 at 3:24pm
U rock! Once I get everything copywritten I would love to hear what you think. Thanks, and expect to see your dialog in one of them!
Comment by Sweettina2 on February 20, 2011 at 2:08am
Krypke, you can use anything you want.  I didnt know you do screenplays!  Would love to check them out.
Comment by Cryptocurrency on February 18, 2011 at 9:01pm

"Empires built on dead mens bones"

 

Great dialog. Can I use it in one of my screenplays? Pretty pleeease!

Comment by Tara on February 18, 2011 at 4:14pm
Right on Sweettina, right on sista!!!!!!
Comment by Sweettina2 on February 18, 2011 at 3:59pm
Absolutely right Tara.  Empires built on dead mens bones will all fall down, the sooner it crashes, the better the chances of restoration.
Comment by Tara on February 18, 2011 at 3:27pm

.....and the war drum beats on while we all are getting poorer by the day. Soon enough, this empire will fall like all past empires built on military, might and an insatiable appetite to conquer the world.  

Comment by Cryptocurrency on February 18, 2011 at 1:38pm
Ya know...sometimes I wonder what people are thinking. We can't be THAT dumbed down can we?
Comment by Sweettina2 on February 18, 2011 at 6:47am
Right on Krypke!
Comment by Cryptocurrency on February 18, 2011 at 2:34am

300 million a day could END world hunger...

 

...naysayers get a clue. Admit that there are people that rule the world and they are inconsiderate trash.

"Destroying the New World Order"

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