Another 6 months, another $65 billion. That's about $180 per person.
WASHINGTON (AP) - With war bills to pay, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is calling on Congress to pass President Bush's request for an extra $65 billion to cover costs in Iraq and Afghanistan this year.
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Pentagon press secretary Eric Ruff said Tuesday that Rumsfeld planned to tell the appropriations panel that Iraq has entered a ``hopeful new phase'' following a successful election last December and progress in recent weeks toward assembling a unity government.
``We will be talking about defense spending in terms of how we view the global war on terror and why there is reason for optimism in Iraq,'' Ruff said.
6 months from now, Tom Friedman will tell us that in 6 months we'll know if there is reason for optimism...and on and on...