COST OF IRAQ WAR

The United States has spent about a half trillion dollars on the Iraq war. Here’s a look at war spending:

The military spends about $9 billion a month in Iraq.

Congress has appropriated about
$450 billion for the war in Iraq, $127 billion for Afghanistan.

President Bush has requested, but Congress has not approved, an additional $147 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for budget year 2008, which starts Oct. 1.

Source: Associated Press