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Record 2008 Cost of War: $189.3blNewsdayBy Associated Press October 2, 2007 WASHINGTON - War spending could be $20 billion higher this year than last. The Pentagon has requested $189.3 billion for the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan during the budget year that began Monday. That's compared to $169 billion in the fiscal year 2007 that just ended. Here a look at the increases since 2001, according to the Defense Department. * 2001, $17 billion |
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