US will 捜し出す $100bn to 基金 war

By This Is Money
Updated: 00:00 BST, 18 March 2003

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THE White House has 示すd to congressmen that it will ask within days for up to $100bn (£63bn) to 基金 the war with Iraq. 'I know it will be $100bn and climbing. The 関わりあい／含蓄 was it would be some time next week,' said Delaware 上院議員 Joe Biden, the 上級の 民主党員 on the foreign rel ations 委員会, after a 会合 with 大統領 Bush.

Bush, 副／悪徳行為-大統領 刑事 Cheney and 国家の 安全 助言者 Condoleezza Rice 簡潔な／要約するd congressmen before Bush's speech last night which gave Iraqi 大統領 Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave the country or 直面する war.

Those at the 会合 said no 明確な／細部 人物／姿／数字s for war spending were discussed. 私的な 分析家s, however, have 概算の the costs at between $40bn and $60bn.

That 含むs the expenses of moving 軍隊s to and from the 地域 but 除外するs the costs of any 戦後の US 役割 in the 地域. 分析家s say 再構築するing Iraq and 持続するing peacekeeping 軍隊／機動隊s there could cost $100bn.