Bush to seek $70 bln for Iraq, Afghanistan wars: sources
Posted on: Thursday, 2 February 2006, 13:00 CST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will ask Congress for another $70 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, congressional sources said on Thursday.
The sources said that money, which would come on top of about $330 billion for the wars so far, would be for this fiscal year. The White House likely will seek another $50 billion in emergency money in the fiscal 2007 defense spending bill for the wars, the sources said.
Source: REUTERS
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