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What has $300 billion bought?(defense spending )
On April 21, the Senate approved an emergency spending measure allotting $81 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A total of four emergency war appropriations have now been passed, bringing the overall costs of the "war on terrorism" to more than $300 billion.
The AP noted that $75 billion from the most recent appropriation "would go to the Pentagon. The Army and the Marine Corps, the two service branches doing most of the fighting, would get the most." In addition, the Senate version of the bill sets aside money to increase the one-time benefit for families of soldiers who die in combat-related duty, from $12,000 to $100,000.
While the Bush administration and its defenders depict the amount as a trifling price to pay for bringing "freedom" to the Middle East, Iraq and Afghanistan continue to be barren of anything resembling freedom and stability. In addition, Iraq's new "democratic" government continues to reinstate some of the worst elements of the Saddam-era dictatorship.
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