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From http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/08/international/worldspecial/08PREX.html?hp

Mr. Bush's request for $87 billion was on the high end of what Congress had expected. In recent days, administration officials have said they anticipated asking Congress for an additional $60 billion to $80 billion for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The financing, if approved by Congress, would significantly add to the federal government's deficit, which is approaching $500 billion. Mr. Bush said $66 billion of the $87 billion would be for military and intelligence operations over the next year. White House officials said tonight that they could not specify how the money would be spent.

I wonder what my boss would say if I asked him for a budget with that logic :-)

All seriousness and complexity aside, though, I do really, really pray that these latest nation-building exercises will improve soon.

Date: 2003-09-09 11:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evilangel-lib.livejournal.com
Meh.. I was just reading about that. Not good news for my dad.

Ow :-(

Date: 2003-09-10 03:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] varjohaltia.livejournal.com
He's over there? I hope he'll be safe, and can do his part to make things work out for the locals as well as all of us.

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