High-Interest CRS Report: The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
from Docuticker by Shirl Kennedy The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 (PDF; 1 MB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Danger Room/Wired) With enactment of the FY2007 supplemental on May 25, 2007, Congress has approved a total of about $610 billion for military operations, base security, reconstruction, foreign aid, embassy costs, and veterans' health care for the three operations initiated since the 9/11 attacks: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan and other counter terror operations; Operation Noble Eagle (ONE), providing enhanced security at military bases; and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The $611 billion total covers all war-related appropriations from FY2001 through the May 25, 2007, enactment of the FY2007 Supplemental (H.R. 2206/P.L.110-28) including both funds in supplementals and regular appropriations acts for DOD, State Department/AID, and VA Medical costs. For FY2007, funds for Iraq and Afghanistan were appropriated in the FY2007 Supplemental, DOD's FY2007 Appropriations (H.R. 5631/P.L.109-289), and the Year-Long Continuing Resolution (H.J.Res 20/P.L.110-5). Of the $610 billion appropriated thus far, CRS estimates that Iraq will receive about $450 billion (74%), OEF about $127 billion (21%), and enhanced base security about $28 billion (5%), with about $5 billion that CRS cannot allocate (1%). Of this total funding, 93% of the funds is for DOD, 7% for foreign aid programs and embassy operations, and less than 1% for medical care for veterans. … For the first half of FY2007, CRS estimates that DOD's average monthly obligations for contracts and pay is running about $12 billion per month, well above the $8.7 billion in FY2006. For FY2007, obligations are about $10 billion in Iraq, $1.9 billion in Afghanistan, and less than $100 million for enhanced security. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that additional war costs for the next 10 years could total about $472 billion if troop levels fall to 30,000 by 2010, or $919 billion if troop levels fall to 70,000 by about 2013. If these estimates are added to already appropriated amounts, total funding for Iraq and the GWOT could reach from about $980 billion to $1.4 trillion by 2017. This report will be updated as warranted. http://www.docuticker.com/?p=14670
