Friend's E-mail:   (maximum of 3 addresses separated by commas) Your E-mail: A Brief Comment (150 char max / 25 word max) Article: Gates seeks $42 billion more for war on terror WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Congress Wednesday to approve an additional $42.3 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the Bush administration’s 2008 war funding request to nearly $190 billion — the largest single-year total for the wars so far. Security image: (Case sensitive)     Note: the e-mail sent will contain information, such as your IP address (38.107.191.89), for purposes of tracking abuse. Use of this software to spam or harass individuals can and may result in penalties punishable by law.