U.S. Marines load a broken generator onto a vehicle on Combat Outpost Kodori in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian Liaison Team 8, Regimental Combat Team 7. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena
Pentagon War Costs Lowest Since 2005 -- Washington Times
The Pentagon will ask Congress for about $79.5 billion for overseas combat operations next fiscal year, the lowest annual cost for the war on terror since 2005.
The drop in budget requests comes as U.S. troops and their equipment start to come home from Afghanistany.
A defense official told The Washington Times that the Pentagon planned to deliver its annual war supplemental appropriations request to Congress as early as today.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey are scheduled to brief the press Friday afternoon and would be able to answer questions there, the official said.
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My Comment: A sign .... I hope .... that the wars are (finally) winding down.
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