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Originally Posted by BroncoBeavis
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As stated right there on the page, the CBO is only counting DoD funds and training funds/aid, which aren't even close to the amount of money actually spent.
'Between September 2001 and October 2012, lawmakers have appropriated about $1.4 trillion (including an estimated $127 billion for fiscal year 2012) for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and for other war-related activities. Of that funding, about
$1.25 trillion has gone to the Department of Defense, with nearly $150 billion provided for
training indigenous security forces and for diplomatic relations and
foreign aid for Iraq and Afghanistan. "
Learn to read and learn to understand how defense spending occurs.