President Bush has officially asked Congress to approve an additional $196 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush’s request increased the amount of the proposed spending by $46 billion over the $150 billion already requested this year. If Congress approves the spending, it would bring the total war appropriations since the Sept. 11 attacks to more than $800 billion. The Washington Post reports that at the current rate, war appropriations could reach $1 trillion by the time President Bush leaves office — a total that by some measures would exceed the cost of the Korean and Vietnam wars combined.