$127B war request on the way?

"The Pentagon is considering $127 billion to $160 billion in requests from the armed services for the 2007 fiscal year, which began last month, several lawmakers and congressional staff members said. That's on top of $70 billion already approved for 2007.

"Since 2001, Congress has approved $502 billion for the war on terror, roughly two-thirds for Iraq. The latest request, due to reach the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress next spring, would make the war on terror more expensive than the Vietnam War."

The shifting power on Capitol Hill portends a debate over the number, and the White House says it's too early to put a solid figure on the request, Wolf reports. What are your thoughts?

Update at 11:05 a.m. ET: As also noted below in the comments, the figures in the story regarding costs of past wars are adjusted for inflation -- so everything is being stated as if it is in "today's dollars."
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