>That is putting it nicely. We will be spending at about 3/4 of trillon assuming Bush can finish his term without starting another war. Why it is somehow acceptable to not include know expenses is beyond me.
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>"President Bush's 2009 budget request includes $588.3 billion for the Pentagon, a sum that does not include all the money that will be needed to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year starting in October."

Because October's when the Iraqi oil revenues, flowers, and candies start rolling in to pay for it.