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To: tejek who wrote (342667)	7/10/2007 2:11:45 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574982

Bush and his village of idiots continue to bankrupt this country, even as he does nothing to help our country become competitive in the next big wave of market changes related to renewable energy. What a monstrous idiot he is... Iraq, Afghanistan Costs Reach $12 Billion a Month NPR.org, July 10, 2007 · Congressional analysts say the boost in troop levels in Iraq has increased the cost of war there and in Afghanistan to $12 billion a month. All told, Congress has appropriated $610 billion in war-related money since Sept. 11, 2001. That's roughly the same amount that was spent on the war in Vietnam, taking inflation into account. Iraq alone has cost $450 billion. The figures come from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, which provides research and analysis to lawmakers. For the 2007 budget year, CRS says, the $166 billion appropriated to the Pentagon represents a 40 percent increase over 2006. If Congress approves President Bush's pending request for another $147 billion for the budget year starting October first, the total bill for the war on terror would reach more than three-quarters of a trillion dollars.