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The Pentagon on Feb. 2 will provide a preview of its 2017 budget requesting more funds to beef up U.S. forces in Eastern Europe and fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant extremist group.
Ashton Carter.The Pentagon’s request for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 will total $583 billion, U.S. officials said, including $59 billion of “contingency funds” to pay for military actions in Afghanistan, and more than $7 billion for fighting ISIL in Iraq and Syria, in a 35 percent increase over 2016’s budget.
In a speech unveiling the budget request, which will …read more
Source: World Tribune
