TIMESONLINE: President Bush yesterday asked Congress for another multibillion-dollar slice of military funding, spending which should ensure the cost of the Iraq war rises over the $500 billion mark early in the new year.
His request for an additional $42 billion brings the total budget for Iraq and Afghanistan wars in the financial year beginning this month to $190 billion. Spending has risen from $8 billion a month last year to a projected $15 billion. President Bush presses Congress for extra $42 bn to fund wars (more) By Tom Baldwin in Washington
Mark Alexander
