VP debate thread

[itsbob]

Not a math major, but I do understand that the value of 100B a month/52 isn't of much use. The yearly cost is 100B * 12 months, so 100*12 = 1200/52*3 = 70B

Oh, and the estimate for FY2007 and FY2008 is up to ~120B a month, but those are from sources other than the Library of Congress.

So is it a lie now?

Iraq costs may rise to $100.4 billion in FY2006 to continue current military
operations, foreign aid programs, embassy support, and VA benefits.

Where in there does it say a MONTH.. the only mention of time, is FY 2006.

The Pentagon is spending about $6 billion a month on the war in Iraq, or about $200 million a day, according to the CBO.

From an article from the aforementioned Fiscal Year.. Mar 2006

 

[tirdun]

Where in there does it say a MONTH.. the only mention of time, is FY 2006

From an article from the aforementioned Fiscal Year.. Mar 2006

Actually.
You might be right....

The numbers I'm seeing from other sources come out to 10B DoD dollars a month in Iraq and 2B a month in Afghanistan. I think I misread a table in the CRS report.

 

[itsbob]

Actually.
You might be right....

The numbers I'm seeing from other sources come out to 10B DoD dollars a month in Iraq and 2B a month in Afghanistan. I think I misread a table in the CRS report.

Happens to the best of us

 

[UncleBacon]

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[UncleBacon]

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