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To: mel221 who wrote (114885)	6/6/2012 12:42:37 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

*Emergency and supplemental spending* *The recent invasions of* *Iraq* *and* *Afghanistan* were largely funded through supplementary spending bills outside the Federal Budget, so they are not included in the military budget figures listed below. [6] Starting in the fiscal year 2010 budget however, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are categorized as "Overseas Contingency Operations" and included in the budget. By the end of 2008, the U.S. had spent approximately $900 billion in direct costs on the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Indirect costs such as interest on the additional debt and incremental costs of caring for the more than 33,000 wounded borne by the *Veterans Administration* are additional. Some experts estimate these indirect costs will eventually exceed the direct costs. [7] en.wikipedia.org