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Originally posted by Centurion
Hey King!
Got a question for you this time:
1)If fighting terrorism is our #1 foreign domestic policy
and
2)We are fighting terrorism in Iraq
and
3)When it comes to fighting terrorism (as in Iraq), money is not an issue,
Then why are we spending LESS than $40 billion a year on HOMELAND SECURITY while we are already approaching $40 billion in Iraq?
"The Bush Administration's Budget for 2003 - the Federal government's first post-September 11 budget - reflects the emphasis now accorded to achieving a more secure homeland. The FY 2003 Budget directs $37.7 billion to homeland security, up from $19.5 billion in 2002. The budget supports four functional areas: supporting first responders to a terrorist attack; defending against bioterrorism; securing America's borders; and using 21st century technology to secure the homeland."
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The budget is decided by the Congress...not the President...though the President can present his "ideal" budget to the Congress for consideration.
The Congress prioritizes and strikes what ever balance they in their "wisdom" deem appropriate.
You seem to have mis-comprehended once again...and keep insinuating that I have stated money is not an issue. Money has been an issue with every Congress since the very first Congress and yet for more than two hundred years we have engaged in multiple wars...we have had ups and downs in our economy...but the country has always done what it deems to be necessary...and will continue to do so. The end of the USA as a major economic and military power is not near though there are those that choose to think that...for whatever reasons they may have.