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Weve calculated your share to be $407.75. if you make a different salary than that, check out foxnews.com. weve got the numbers crunched for you. jon: theres always controversy when it comes to pentagon spending, is there anything controversial in this request? >> reporter: there is. $1 billion for iraqi troops. a lot of people are asking with iraq having such great oil wealth why are we spending a billion dollars on their troops? well, defense secretary gates is of the opinion if you want them ...

Willing to fight but lack sophistication, education and equipment. $1 billion for iraqi forces, which is taking heat because some argue its time for iraq to pay its own bills. the pentagon officials say the general believes its necessary and defense secretary gate agrees with the assessment. >> he believes that we need to spend the money necessary to finish this job to make sure our drawdown is successful and the iraqis have the capability they need to assume responsibility for more and more sec...