By Emelie Rutherford A senior defense official told a spending-wary Senate committee yesterday that the Pentagon could seek additional war funding next year beyond the $117.8 billion already requested. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn told Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) that he could not assure the panel the Pentagon will not need more for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq in fiscal 2012, which begins Oct. 1. "I cannot do that," Lynn testified, when asked for such as assurance.…
DoD Says More War Funds Possible As Senators Eye Cuts
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