Almost Two Hundred Million Dollars a Day on War
According to this UPI story, the U.S. is spending almost $200 million dollars a day on the Iraq war. Imagine if that money was being spent on education, or health care, or roads, or parks, or on the development of alternative energy sources...
Iraq War Topping $5.8 Billion A Month, United Press International, 11/18/04
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is spending more than $5.8 billion a month on the war in Iraq, according to the military's top generals.
That is nearly a 50 percent increase above the $4 billion-a-month benchmark the Pentagon has used to estimate the cost of the war so far.
The Army alone is spending $4.7 million a month while the Air Force is spending $800 million a month transporting soldiers and flying combat missions. The Marine Corps is spending $300 million a month, the four service chiefs told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday.
Since 2003, the Pentagon has received some $160 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in supplemental funding -- that is, in addition to its annual budget. It will be requesting another multibillion-dollar supplement early next year to cover the continuing cost of the war.
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