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Democrats are spending more on Afghanistan than we ever did on Iraq; Hoax and Chains
Topic Started: May 14 2010, 06:45 PM (172 Views)
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/2010-05-12-afghan_N.htm?csp=34

The monthly cost of the war in Afghanistan, driven by troop increases and fighting on difficult terrain, has topped Iraq costs for the first time since 2003 and shows no sign of letting up.
Pentagon spending in February, the most recent month available, was $6.7 billion in Afghanistan compared with $5.5 billion in Iraq. As recently as fiscal year 2008, Iraq was three times as expensive; in 2009, it was twice as costly.

The shift is occurring because the Pentagon is adding troops in Afghanistan and withdrawing them from Iraq. And it's happening as the cumulative cost of the two wars surpasses $1 trillion, including spending for veterans and foreign aid. Those costs could put increased pressure on President Obama and Congress, given the nation's $12.9 trillion debt.
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Bigtoe
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Pay attention. Obama campaigned on committing more of our resources to Afghanistan. Most liberals agreed that Bush's detour into Iraq was moronic. Bin Laden was in Afghanistan- Bush ignored him in his quest to secure the Iraqi oil fields. Now Obama is belated redirecting our efforts. Personally I don't feel there is any point, but he's just doing what he said he would. Do you actually read or just regurgitate DumFuxNews talking points?
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I'll vote for "regurgitate DumFuxNews talking points."
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So the lefties are supporting Obama's war. Why justifies this war? This is a change.
Edited by Hello again, May 14 2010, 09:06 PM.
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