Skip to content Skip to footer

Obama Plans to Ask Congress for Another $33 Billion for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars

The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an extra $33 billion to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to an Associated Press report. The $33 billion would be on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year.

The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an extra $33 billion to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to an Associated Press report.

The $33 billion would be on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year.

According to the AP, the administration also intends to tell Congress next month that its central military objectives for the next four years will include “winning the current wars while preventing new ones and that its core missions will include both counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations.”

Top military commanders received a preview of the administration’s budget plans through 2015.

The extra $33 billion in 2010 would mostly go toward the expansion of the war in Afghanistan. It comes after Obama ordered an extra 30,000 troops for that war late last year.

We’re not going to stand for it. Are you?

You don’t bury your head in the sand. You know as well as we do what we’re facing as a country, as a people, and as a global community. Here at Truthout, we’re gearing up to meet these threats head on, but we need your support to do it: We must raise $50,000 to ensure we can keep publishing independent journalism that doesn’t shy away from difficult — and often dangerous — topics.

We can do this vital work because unlike most media, our journalism is free from government or corporate influence and censorship. But this is only sustainable if we have your support. If you like what you’re reading or just value what we do, will you take a few seconds to contribute to our work?