Bush seeks $100 billion for wars in 2007 By Caren Bohan
Fri Feb 2, 6:07 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will ask Congress for $99.7 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the rest of fiscal year 2007 and more than $145 billion for fiscal year 2008, a Bush administration official said on Friday.
The administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said Bush would estimate the costs for the Iraq war at $50 billion for fiscal year 2009. Bush will unveil those numbers when he presents his annual budget to Congress on Monday.
The nearly $100 billion in war spending for 2007 comes on top of $70 billion that Congress already approved, totaling $170 billion and making this year the most expensive yet for the war.
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