Defense Secretary Robert Gates will tell Congress today that he can’t offer a realistic estimate of the cost of the war in Iraq for the coming year. This marks a retreat from promises the Pentagon made last year about detailing the costs. Gates instead will offer a “place-holder” for war expenses (about $70 billion now, and $100 billion in additional requests if current rates of war spending continue). (LA Times, AP)
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