The Krile Files

Defense Dollars

December 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Care to have your mind boggled? You simply won’t believe how much more we’re spending on our Armed Forces today, compared to 2001. At least I was astounded.

When defense spending soars to unseen heights

Most of the political establishment agrees that federal defense spending is entirely off-limits — if you look askance at Pentagon funding, you’re necessarily “weak” and insufficiently supportive of the military. As a result, every Bush administration request for defense expenditures has been met by Congress, without exception. But it’s worth pausing once in a while to [...]

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