Additional funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Asked US President Barack Obama an increase in the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year during the announcement af a new budget for the year 2010-2011 which includes a 2% increase in defense spending by total of up more than 700 billion $. The Obama asked Congress to approve an increase of 33 billion$ in additional revenues this year from 2009 to 2010 , which ends with the end of September next. In addition , the amount to 130 billion $ Congress has approved within the current budget . He also asked Obama in the new budget amount of 159.3 billion $ for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in the fiscal year , which begins in October / November next year. Remained the cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq has escalated since the attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001 and was spending on the Iraq war in the most so far. But this is the first year that set aside funds for Afghanistan than Iraq , according to the dreft national priorities , a status of non-partisan research budget.