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To: Joe S Pack who wrote (56131)	10/9/2009 8:58:05 AM
From: SG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217910

This is a prize for being black and president. Very disappointing. You would think that they would give prizes for doing, not existing. Who's next, Oprah? SG

To: Joe S Pack who wrote (56131)	10/9/2009 11:56:46 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 217910

The $650 bn is the official figure, but does not include costs of Iraq and Afghanistan and other things too secret to put in a budget. Shadowstats could really have fun with that figure. It is a bloated, obese, unnecessary and unaffordable figure. It will be a trillion for FY 2010. At one point, we spent more on defense than the total amount spent by the rest of the world. In these straightened budgetary times, I can easily see taxpayers rebelling against this kind of vast expenditure. I certainly think it needs to be curtailed.