According to an article on MSNBC, in his proposed 2008 budget, President "Bush has asked for an additional $100 billion for Iraq and the global war on terrorism this year, on top of $70 billion already sought...the Pentagon is scheduled to get a hefty increase in spending authority of 11 percent, pushing its 2008 budget to $481.4 billion." Now, get this. We’re talking about $170 billion, plus $481.4 billion for a total of $651.4 billion. Maybe it’s just me, but this seems like a lot of money. As Senator Everett Dirksen is reported to have said, "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money."
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