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. [more]
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