Oops!
You probably saw this headline today:
"Pentagon wants $99.7B for more wars"
Actually, it was "Pentagon wants $99.7B more for wars" but I mis-read it... can I plead the extenuating circumstance of a Bush presidency?
On a serious note, according to information provided to the AP, "the military's request, if embraced by President Bush and approved by Congress, would boost this year's budget for the wars to about $170 billion." But this is only about 1/3 of the total Pentagon budget. Seems like it would be more than 1/3, doesn't it? (Hint: some monkey-business by the pencil-pushers?)
"Pentagon wants $99.7B for more wars"
Actually, it was "Pentagon wants $99.7B more for wars" but I mis-read it... can I plead the extenuating circumstance of a Bush presidency?
On a serious note, according to information provided to the AP, "the military's request, if embraced by President Bush and approved by Congress, would boost this year's budget for the wars to about $170 billion." But this is only about 1/3 of the total Pentagon budget. Seems like it would be more than 1/3, doesn't it? (Hint: some monkey-business by the pencil-pushers?)
posted by hellisotherpeople at 7:35 PM
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