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Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill, as US and NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll

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on July 1, 2008

in Afghanistan, Amreeka, Economy, Imperialism إمبريالية, Iraq and Military

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President Bush on Monday signed a $162 billion war spending plan to pay for the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office…
The spending bill will bring to more than $650 billion the amount Congress has provided for the Iraq war since it started more than five years ago. For operations in Afghanistan, the total is nearly $200 billion, according to congressional officials.

This comes as US and NATO occupation troops deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll… Click on Latuff’s cartoon below for more details…