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Byron Dorgan: If we know, reasonably, that we are going to spend an additional $1 billion a month in Afghanistan and perhaps $4…

On the recordJuly 15, 2003
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.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the financial implications of military expenditures in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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