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U.S. Wars Cost $11.6 Billion a Month

U.S. Wars Cost $11.6 Billion a Month

By on October 1, 2011 in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Iraq

The average monthly cost to the US of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq this fiscal year is $11.6 billion, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon comptroller’s office said the figure, for July 30, was up from an average of $9.7 billion a month at April 30. The spending total includes war-related operations, transportation, special [...]

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Iraq to buy F-16s

Iraq to buy F-16s

By on September 27, 2011 in Foreign Policy, Iraq

An adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday that Iraq has signed a contract to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes to bolster its air force.The value of the deal was not immediately known, but a senior U.S. military official said recently the offer on the table for the Iraqi government was valued at “roughly [...]

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