Nobel Peace Prize winner set to spend record $$ amount on wars

This is undoubtedly the biggest oxymoron in the history of oxymorons…

Obama wants record $708B for military next year

By ANNE GEARAN and ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writers Anne Gearan And Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Writers – Wed Jan 13, 4:26 pm ET

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned — a request that could be an especially hard sell to some of the administration’s Democratic allies.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_obama_war_funding

BTW, this is more than super-unpopular ex- president W. Bush has spent on the war(s) -Jay

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

The 2010 budget contains about $128 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

That figure would rise to $159 billion next year under the proposals prepared for Congress.

Folks, this is a LOT of money! the 2010 budget for $128B? That works out to $10 Billion a MONTH! $10Bil a month to wage war! Americans SCOFFED at Bush when he proposed spending (just) $1 Billion a month – but seem to be okay when Obama multiplies that amount by 10x!

This money doesn’t produce anything. it doesn’t create jobs. It doesn’t manufacture a good. It’s just lost. used and burned up. Gone. The following year 2011 will amount to $13.25Bil a month.

For a look at the amount of money being spent in Afghanistan and Iraq CLICK HERE.

not a good look.