Word: costly
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...Congress are already saying that any reinforcements should be paid for with a war surtax. That, of course, is a fiscal fig leaf for antiwar sentiment within the party that helped win Obama its presidential nomination. The tax proposal may make political sense during a recession, but the estimated cost of the additional troops - perhaps $40 billion annually - is just over 1% of this year's federal budget. Don't expect Obama to play bean counter tonight, which will upset Democrats more than the GOP. (Read "Obama Weighs the Cost of an Afghan Surge...
...offenders. He also offered some advice for potential future scofflaws: If you're going to commit a crime, at least keep the photos off Facebook. "These people took something that would have been a memorable keepsake and turned it into criminal evidence," he says. "This act of vanity could cost them dearly...
...make this decision lightly. I opposed the war in Iraq precisely because I believe that we must exercise restraint in the use of military force and always consider the long-term consequences of our actions. We have been at war for eight years, at enormous cost in lives and resources. Years of debate over Iraq and terrorism have left our unity on national security issues in tatters and created a highly polarized and partisan backdrop for this effort. And having just experienced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the American people are understandably focused on rebuilding our economy...
...responsibility. Indeed, some call for a more dramatic and open-ended escalation of our war effort - one that would commit us to a nation-building project of up to a decade. I reject this course because it sets goals that are beyond what we can achieve at a reasonable cost and what we need to achieve to secure our interests. Furthermore, the absence of a time frame for transition would deny us any sense of urgency in working with the Afghan government. It must be clear that Afghans will have to take responsibility for their security and that America...
...told, by the time I took office, the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan approached a trillion dollars. Going forward, I am committed to addressing these costs openly and honestly. Our new approach in Afghanistan is likely to cost us roughly $30 billion for the military this year, and I will work closely with Congress to address these costs as we work to bring down our deficit...