If we know, reasonably, that we are going to spend an additional $1 billion a month in Afghanistan and perhaps $4 billion a month in Iraq--that is perhaps a $50 or $60 billion additional expenditure--it seems to me we ought to address that question now; not only address what are the additional costs with respect to Iraq and Afghanistan but where we will find the money.
Discussing the financial implications of military expenditures in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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