£47.5bn needed to pay for the war.
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The Bush administration is expected to ask Congress for $74.7bn (£47.5bn) to pay for the war.
President George W Bush met Congressional leaders on Monday afternoon to tell them how much the war in Iraq will cost.
He will formally propose a supplementary budget to Congress in a speech at the Pentagon on Tuesday.
The president is expected to propose additional cash for homeland security and humanitarian needs as well as funding for the direct costs of the war, which are estimated at $62.5bn.
The request is based on the war lasting 30 days, and includes $500m in humanitarian aid, $1.7bn to rebuild Iraq, and $500m for the FBI to fight terrorism at home, as part of a $4.2bn appropriation for home security.
It will also provide up to $8bn in aid to US allies affected by war.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2882681.stm
And thats only for a month long war. I can see it lasting longer than that.
President George W Bush met Congressional leaders on Monday afternoon to tell them how much the war in Iraq will cost.
He will formally propose a supplementary budget to Congress in a speech at the Pentagon on Tuesday.
The president is expected to propose additional cash for homeland security and humanitarian needs as well as funding for the direct costs of the war, which are estimated at $62.5bn.
The request is based on the war lasting 30 days, and includes $500m in humanitarian aid, $1.7bn to rebuild Iraq, and $500m for the FBI to fight terrorism at home, as part of a $4.2bn appropriation for home security.
It will also provide up to $8bn in aid to US allies affected by war.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2882681.stm
And thats only for a month long war. I can see it lasting longer than that.
I don't belive this money around war thing.
We pay our soldiers, we put them up in digs in the uk, they use live ammo in training, they have been deployed around the world as peace keepers.
So why £1.7 Billion?
Yes I understand logistics to get them out there etc, but all other costs are picked up by the usual budget.
I would assume anything over £50 million is being syphoned somewhere.......
We pay our soldiers, we put them up in digs in the uk, they use live ammo in training, they have been deployed around the world as peace keepers.
So why £1.7 Billion?
Yes I understand logistics to get them out there etc, but all other costs are picked up by the usual budget.
I would assume anything over £50 million is being syphoned somewhere.......
Tomahawk missile - $500,000 each
Martin Hunt said:So why £1.7 Billion?
Apache helicopter - $16 million each
Tornado fighter - $27 million each
MOAB bomb - $27,000 each
etc.
Won't be doing the US national debt much good
CarZee said:That's a bit Grauniadist for you, me old mate.. oh and you appear to have spilled lentils on your tie..
plotloss said: I reckon you could build quite a few hospitals with that money...
Yes granted that was a bit cack handed of me.
However, my stance on this war, without wishing to respark the debate is that they havent hurt us, and as we are not making them part of the Empire I dont think we have any business there. I know some of the Iraqi's are being opressed but then we do have our own problems that that money would go towards.
Therefore not so much pinko as nationalist.
Matt.
polar_ben said:Tomahawk missile - $500,000 each
Martin Hunt said:So why £1.7 Billion?
Apache helicopter - $16 million each
Tornado fighter - $27 million each
MOAB bomb - $27,000 each
etc.
Won't be doing the US national debt much good
I thought the tomahawk cruise missiles were £1 million each? either way it's a lot of cash to be throwing overboard.
minimax said:
polar_ben said:Tomahawk missile - $500,000 each
Martin Hunt said:So why £1.7 Billion?
Apache helicopter - $16 million each
Tornado fighter - $27 million each
MOAB bomb - $27,000 each
etc.
Won't be doing the US national debt much good
I thought the tomahawk cruise missiles were £1 million each? either way it's a lot of cash to be throwing overboard.
Maybe they're getting a bulk discount?
But they would have had all this "in stock" 
Well . . .you can't leave all these weapons lying around stockpiling in the Nevada Desert - they'll be past their sell-by date!
Strange about the US debt - it's the same per capita as when Reagan was in (Star Wars, Cold Wars) and seemed to 'disappear' with Clinton.
>> Edited by robkola on Tuesday 25th March 12:28
Well . . .you can't leave all these weapons lying around stockpiling in the Nevada Desert - they'll be past their sell-by date!
Strange about the US debt - it's the same per capita as when Reagan was in (Star Wars, Cold Wars) and seemed to 'disappear' with Clinton.
Bonce said: One Tomahawk missile - $500,000
One Apache helicopter - $16 million
One Tornado fighter - $27 million
One MOAB bomb - $27,000
- Neglecting to get UN Authorisation for the war... priceless.
>> Edited by Bonce on Tuesday 25th March 12:01
>> Edited by robkola on Tuesday 25th March 12:28
I can remember seeing something a while ago saying a lot of the British missiles were on the verge of passing their 'use by date'
Maybe thats whats this is all about...
When Tesco have a load of, lets say trifles, that are about to go off they put them in a reduced fridge.
When the MOD have a large number of missiles that are about to 'go off' they use them against a middle eastern rogue dictator
Maybe thats whats this is all about...
When Tesco have a load of, lets say trifles, that are about to go off they put them in a reduced fridge.
When the MOD have a large number of missiles that are about to 'go off' they use them against a middle eastern rogue dictator
robkola said: Strange about the US debt - it's the same per capita as when Reagan was in (Star Wars, Cold Wars) and seemed to 'disappear' with Clinton.
That's because he had a different definition or he did not consider the it debt.
Just like he did not consider oral sex being performed on him as sexual relations. If I tried that explanation with my wife I surely would be killed.
Calvin
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