The War Machine Must Be Fed

The Washington Post has reported that President Bush has submitted his budget to Congress. He is asking for $2.9 trillion, including an extra $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He proposes to eliminate the deficit by 2012 by cutting domestic programs spending and making the tax cuts he made for the rich in 2001 and 2003 permanent.

The Guardian Unlimited points out how the war has cost more than the administration estimated it would to the public. The administration said back in December 2002 that the war would cost $61 billion. The article states: "The Independent Iraq Study Group estimated in December that the final tally could reach $2 trillion once all the bills for caring for disabled veterans and replacing military equipment were taken into account." So you can imagine that Congress isn’t going to take the President’s figures at face value. This budget is just another slap in the face to the American public from this President and his minions.