By: Garrett
Troops in Iraq are paying about as much for fuel as Americans back home. .. almost $3.25 a gallon for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Some soldiers are paying $88 a day per service member.Critics in Congress say the U.S. is getting suckered by the cost of the war, costing over half a trillion dollars... $10.3 billion per month. Baghdad subsidies let Iraqis pay $1.36 a gallon. Historically the average fuel consuption per soldier or marine in World War II was 1.67 gallons a day, in Iraq it is 27.3 gallons. The military is also expanding its aviation fleet including helicopters and its reliance on planes to shuttle troops. The Pentagon's demand for fuel in Iraq thankfully has had little effect on global oil prices.
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