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Training | 2007.02.02

Bush administration seeks $245B for wars (AP)

Soldiers from the 1st Division, 4th Brigade run across a snow-covered prairie as they train at Fort Riley, Kan., in this Jan. 17, 2007, file photo as they prepare for deployment in Iraq. An internal Pentagon survey released Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, shows hundreds of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have experienced shortages of key protective equipment including armored vehicles, roadside-bomb countermeasures, and communications gear. The Defense Department Inspector General\'s Office polled roughly 1,100 service members, and found they weren\'t always adequately equipped for their missions. The troops were interviewed in Iraq and Afghanistan last May and June. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) AP - The Bush administration will ask for another $100 billion for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan this year and seek $145 billion for 2008, a senior administration official said Friday.


 

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