The latest Pentagon estimate is that the military costs alone in those countries are running about $5 billion a month.
The missile attacks and the added military costs caused by the gulf war are costing Israel at least $3 billion, officials say.
But it can't be done without military and political cost.
The military cost would be paid by the British Government.
There are also calls for more sharing of military costs and more access to the construction market.
That comes on top of the initial military costs of "regime change" in both countries.
The direct military cost of the occupation is $4 billion a month, and there's no end in sight.
But the budget office noted that it had not included money for military costs in Iraq and Afghanistan after this year.
Does one include the military costs of maintaining a reliable source of oil?
He will seek further American aid to assist the withdrawal, especially for military and security costs.