War budget

MikeLastort2 · Mar 23, 2003

Bush to Ask Congress for $80 Billion

President Bush plans to tell congressional leaders on Monday that the war in Iraq will cost about $80 billion, administration officials said, three days after both chambers of Congress passed budget plans and authorized tax cuts without an estimate of the war's cost from the administration.

For weeks, White House officials refused to provide a cost estimate, saying they could not account for the various war scenarios. But officials said yesterday that on Monday, Bush plans to tell congressional leaders he will ask for additional funding of about $80 billion. The figure, which has ranged between $70 billion and $90 billion in last-minute deliberations, includes about $60 billion for combat and the first months of reconstruction, with the rest going to foreign aid, homeland security and humanitarian relief.
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The Wanderer · Mar 23, 2003

Perhaps they should look into getting the production of those new helicopters sped up with some of this jack.

MikeLastort2 · Mar 23, 2003

I'm worried about how we're going to pay for this at the same time we're going to cut taxes.

chibchab · Mar 23, 2003

Originally posted by MikeLastort2
I'm worried about how we're going to pay for this at the same time we're going to cut taxes.
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Now that is a Bush criticism I will gladly support. You think our economy is bad now? What until this man's policies jack up interest rates, we'll really be hurtin then.

chibchab · Mar 23, 2003

Originally posted by MikeLastort2
I'm worried about how we're going to pay for this at the same time we're going to cut taxes.
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Now that is a Bush criticism I will gladly support. You think our economy is bad now? Wait until this man's policies end up increasing interest rates, we'll really be hurting then.