A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon we're talking real money...

[lsanderson]

All told, Congress has appropriated $602 billion for military operations, foreign aid and other costs related to Iraq, Afghanistan and the war or terror, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Of that total, $533 billion has gone to the Defense Department.

Stepped-up military operations are costing about $12 billion a month, with Iraq accounting for $10 billion per month, according to a previous congressional analysis. More