Bush warned that spending increases, which could add up to over $200 billion over five years, would be "taking money out of the pockets" of Americans who need to "pay their mortgages or pay for their children going to college." Unfortunately, Bush failed to appreciate the irony in his remarks.
From The LA Times:
September 22, 2007
WASHINGTON -- After smothering efforts by war critics in Congress to drastically cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President Bush plans to ask lawmakers next week to approve another massive spending measure -- totaling nearly $200 billion -- to fund the war through next year, Pentagon officials said.
If Bush's spending request is approved, 2008 will be the most expensive year of the Iraq war.
