According to Congressman Murtha, who was giving the Democratic Response to the President's speech yesterday at CFR, the Administration is going to need another $100 billion supplemental next year to continue funding the Iraq war.

 

MURTHA: Twenty years it's going to take to settle this thing. The American people is not going to put up with it; can't afford it. We have spent $277 billion. That's what's been appropriated for this operation. We have $50 billion sitting on the table right now in our supplemental, or bridge fund we call it, in the Appropriations Committee. They're going to ask for another $100 billion next year [...]

 

QUESTION: Can we come back to the $100 billion? You said that you expect the military to ask for $100 billion. Where are you getting that figure?

 

MURTHA: Where I get all my figures: the military.

Congressman Murtha is the Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee.

 

If I've done the math right...that will bring the total spend to about $15,000 per Iraqi.

Edited December 7, 200520 yr by Balta1701

imagine if that money was used to invest in public schools, universal healthcare, cancer research anything positive...

 

oh what could have been!