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June 1, 2010

US Spending on Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Tops $1 Trillion
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And the amount of money spent on the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq has
now surpassed the $1 trillion mark. The National Priorities Project Cost
of War counter says the milestone was reached Sunday morning. To date
over $747 billion has been appropriated for the war in Iraq and $299
billion for the war in Afghanistan. The US is spending over $136 billion
on the wars this year.