President Barack Obama is seeking $83.4 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pressing for a war supplemental spending bill. Obama's request, including funds to increase the number of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, would push the costs of the two wars to nearly $1 trillion since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, according to the Congressional Research Service. Budget office spokesman Tom Gavin said the White House would send an official request to Congress later on Thursday.
