Read more war cost stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25828/war-cost.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:34:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74057/afghan-calculus-40k-troops-equals-40b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen President Obama rejected advisers' recommendations on Afghan troops and insisted they be retooled with exit strategies, he had the war's long-term financial costs in mind, an insider tells the New York Times . While military strategy gets the headlines, the financial constraints also are weighing heavily. Some specfics: Gen. McChyrstal's...http://www.newser.com/story/74057/afghan-calculus-40k-troops-equals-40b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:04:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71771/afghan-war-costs-us-36b-per-month.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWaging a war in Afghanistan ain’t cheap. The US is spending roughly $3.6 billion a month there, according to data from the Congressional Research Service, and that number is likely to rise precipitously as the Obama administration sends more troops. That estimate is based on 51,000 troops; Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/71771/afghan-war-costs-us-36b-per-month.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 9:36:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29760/war-spending-strategy-soak-the-grandkids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Congress tackles the latest "emergency" spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total to more than $860 billion, Ruth Marcus notes in the Washington Post: "For the first time in American history, every penny of that amount will have been borrowed. For the first time, billions more will...http://www.newser.com/story/29760/war-spending-strategy-soak-the-grandkids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 11:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23976/petraeus-sees-no-new-troop-buildup-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGen. David H. Petraeus told the House Armed Forces Committee today that he does not foresee another buildup of US armed forces in Iraq, calling the possibility of a new surge "a pretty remote thought in my mind." If violences escalates again, the Army will make do with American and...http://www.newser.com/story/23976/petraeus-sees-no-new-troop-buildup-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 20:44:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23030/next-prezs-to-do-fix-military.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHas President Bush done irreparable damage to our armed forces? Not necessarily, Phillip Carter and Fred Kaplan write in Slate, offering a to-do list for the next president to tackle as he or she begins the process of fixing a military "in strange shambles." Overhaul the budget: "We don't have...http://www.newser.com/story/23030/next-prezs-to-do-fix-military.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Mar 2008 15:39:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21166/iraqs-toll-spirals-into-trillions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 2002 Donald Rumsfeld envisioned an Iraq war price tag of "something under $50 billion," but a Harvard professor and a Nobel-prize winning economist now pin the total cost at $3 trillion, with a "running cost" of $12.5 billion a month. As the Iraq war enters its sixth year...http://www.newser.com/story/21166/iraqs-toll-spirals-into-trillions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Mar 2008 9:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/11589/dems-hidden-costs-double-price-of-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe costs of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan is actually $1.5 trillion, Democrats say in a report out today—far above the $802 billion spent or appropriated by Congress. Citing "hidden costs" such as higher oil prices, veterans' care, and interest on war debt, the report estimates the...http://www.newser.com/story/11589/dems-hidden-costs-double-price-of-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:00 CST