War is hell - and hellishly expensive by William D. Hartung

War is hell - and hellishly expensive
The estimated cost of one week of the United States' global wars is US$3.5 billion. But exactly where is that money going? When Congress passed the latest Pentagon war-fighting supplemental request, it was said to be "for the troops", but a surprisingly small amount goes to them. Newfangled weapons, private security contractors and big business eat up a large portion, yet hundreds of millions of dollars are unaccounted for. - William D Hartung (Mar 7, '08)

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