DoD Eats Away
Reuters –
President George W. Bush said on Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority.
“Cutting the deficit during a time of war requires us to restrain spending in other areas,” Bush said in his weekly radio address.
NYT –
The Bush administration is seeking a record military budget of $622 billion for the 2008 fiscal year, Pentagon officials have said. The sum includes more than $140 billion for war-related costs.
Wish some of that cash went to actually providing services to the American public.
-Shlok
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