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Stars and Stripes February 1, 2010 Army seeks more than $100 billion for Afghanistan, Iraq By Jeff Schogol -For fiscal 2011, the Army calls for buying 72 Blackhawk helicopters, 16 Apache helicopters, and buying or upgrading a total of 40 Chinook helicopters.... ARLINGTON, Va. — The Army is asking for more money to train Afghan and Iraqi security forces and to fight the roadside bombs that continue to kill and wound U.S. troops. For fiscal 2011, the Army is asking for $102.2 billion for its warfighting missions, in addition to its $143.4 billion base budget request. About 70 percent of the Army’s war funding will go to operations in Afghanistan and 30 percent to Iraq, said Lt. Gen. Edgar Stanton III, military deputy for budget. The Army wants $11.6 billion to train Afghan security forces, compared with $9.17 billion allocated for this fiscal year, budget documents show. In Iraq, the Army is asking for $2 billion to train troops and police, twice what was allocated for 2010.... Meanwhile, $3.25 billion would go to the Joint IED Defeat Organization, compared with the $1.8 billion granted by Congress so far this fiscal year, according to Army budget documents. .... The Army’s $143.4 billion base budget continues to call for more spending on helicopters, which have proven to be invaluable in Afghanistan, where rugged terrain and a lack of infrastructure make moving around much more difficult than in Iraq. For fiscal 2011, the Army calls for buying 72 Blackhawk helicopters, 16 Apache helicopters, and buying or upgrading a total of 40 Chinook helicopters, budget documents show. .... =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: rwroz...@yahoo.com or stopnato-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Daily digest option available. ==============================
