Obama Seeking $33 Billion More For Wars

January 12. 2010

U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking $33 billion more in funding, which the nation currently cannot spare, to further underwrite the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that the American people and the world do not want.

AP Exclusive: Obama wants $33 billion more for war

Tuesday, January 12, 2010; 8:22 PM - WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned.

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