"President Barack Obama signed into law on Thursday the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year 2014 that allots $526.8 billion for the Pentagon's budget and $80 billion for the war in Afghanistan—totaling nearly $607 billion in defense-related spending.
This is nearly $30 billion
more than was agreed to in the bipartisan federal budget deal that was also signed by Obama on Thursday."
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The chart below puts this into perspective:
Meanwhile - United States Institute for Peace Budget (
2011) - $39.5 million.
Just imagine if Obama hadn't won the Peace Prize?
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