MORE ON IRAQ WAR COSTS

Two years ago, we were told that the cost of replacing or reparing equipment that had been used in Iraq would cost tens of billions. This wasn't openly admitted by the criminal Bush regime and now hiding that truth will come to haunt those liars because we simply won't have the money to enlarge our armed services.

Military facing $100B in equipment repairs
By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon faces a more than $100 billion bill to repair and replace worn out or destroyed equipment, vehicles and weapons, officials and members of Congress say, but paying for it may endanger plans to boost the size of the military.
The military is scrambling to re-equip because the Pentagon failed to plan for the long and expensive war in Iraq, said Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., who chairs the House panel that oversees military spending.

Pentagon leaders realize they face a choice between a larger military and improved equipment, said Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"We must reset, reconstitute and revitalize our ground forces," Mullen told a Senate panel in May. However, the costs "will force us to a smaller military or force us away from any kind of modernization or programs that we need for the future."