Obama seeks another $83 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan

Obama wants more money for the 2 wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.The money would bring the running tab for both conflicts to nearly $800 billion, according to figures from the House Appropriations Committee. Most of that money has been spent in Iraq, where most of the U.S. troops have been deployed and where the Pentagon estimated its costs at roughly $10 billion a month by October.Last month, Obama announced the United States' plan to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by the end of August next year.