Guantanamo Spending Nears $2B

June 9, 2010 by legitgov

Guantanamo Spending Nears $2B 07 Jun 2010 The U.S. military has spent at least $500 million in recent years on renovations to Guantanamo Bay, including $296,000 for a go-kart track, records show. Add in spending for top-secret items and the total cost easily soars toward $2 billion, The Washington Post reported Monday in the first public accounting of spending at the base since the first suspected terror detainees arrived in January 2002. The costs do not include the $150 million a year that it takes to run the 45-square-mile base for US contractors, which the Obama administration wants to close.