$50 billion for the “surge” in 2008…for a total of $192 billion
I hadn’t realized it was this much or that the surge alone would cost $50 billion. From the AP via TPM:
To keep the surge going, the administration will need to ask for more funds to support it. The Washington Post (link) reported in Wednesday’s editions, citing anonymous officials, that the administration was preparing to ask Congress after the Crocker-Petraeus report for up to $50 billion more in the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, for the war. That would be on top of $142 billion already requested for fiscal 2008.
That makes a total of nearly $200 billion spent on Iraq and Afghanistan for 2008, with the vast, vast majority just for Iraq.
Is this what voters want?
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No, that’s not what they want, but how to get the message to them. This, of course, is a great place to start, but let’s face it, we’re preaching to the choir on the blog. Everybody who reads this already gets it. I’m picturing a flashing billboard just off the inner loop that continues to rise as the cost of the war escalates. Just a thought- any body want to invest?