[RobbyS]

Given that only about 1/7 of the Pentagon budget is available for military operations across the world, the $50 billion extra that is asked for continued operations--not just simply in Iraq and the Afghanistan-- is quite reasonable. If Congress really wants to cut costs, they can stop the micro management that rewards bureaucracy at the expense of the men in the field.

[NutCrackerBoy]

President Bush has risked his entire political career and dared to endure American casualties overthrowing Saddam Hussein, one of the world's most savage dictators, a tyrant who mocked the entire international community and its half-hearted statements on behalf of peace and non-proliferation, and what does he get? Reporters blowing horns about a "mess" they hope will turn him out of office. -Brent Bozell