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The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight the unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.According to a US news agency, the extra $33 billion in 2010 would mostly go towards the expansion of the Afghan war. Military officials have suggested that the 2011 request would top $700 billion for the first time, but the precise figure has not been made public.The military budget would be unveiled on February 1.
