2.2bn Army Boot Sale Funds Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Daily Mail (July 07, 2007)

Author: Ian Drury

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THE Ministry of Defence has sold off historic barracks and land worth more than 2.2billion to fund the spiralling cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Figures show ministers have met about half the cost of the conflicts by selling armed forces assets, including accommodation, airstrips, sports fields, military hospitals and firing ranges.

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2.2bn Army Boot Sale Funds Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

The true cost of the invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein and driving the Taliban out of Afghanistan has never officially been released, but the respected Iraq Analysis Grou...

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