Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
I Got A Good Question For Ya
If the war is going so well, why are the costs accelerating?

In a new report, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service says the U.S. military is now spending about $9.7 billion a month on Iraq and Afghanistan -- about $2 billion a month more than in 2005 and about $4 billion a month more than in 2004. As the National Journal's subscription-only Congress Daily reports, the CRS analysts are "a bit mystified" as to why the costs are increasing so dramatically; operating and maintenance costs, higher gas prices, more body armor and training expenses are all factors, but the analysts say they're not enough to explain the size of the increases they're seeing.
Well?
Written at 11:44 AM by Greyhair.
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