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In fact, under the banner of funding the
"War on Terrorism," Congress has abandoned efforts to avoid budget
deficits. Instead, every year it gives the Pentagon what amounts to a
blank check.
For whatever it takes ...
PAY TO THE ORDER OF PENTAGON $________
__________________________________ DOLLARS
U.S. CONGRESS
After the end of the Cold War, many in Washington were reconsidering the
humongous size of the military budget, which had converted the U.S. from
the world's biggest lender into the world's biggest debtor.
Uncle Sam: Bonds, anyone? T-bills?
Military Budget: Ouch! That hurts!
In an effort to balance the federal budget, politicians were beginning
to trim the Pentagon's toenails.
After September 11 all this changed. Bush and the Congress started to
pump up the Pentagon's bloated budget without restraint.
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