Kevin, I spent a good deal of my time overseas on a 20 year old mission called MFO in Egypt. Most people don't even know the mission exists. We are still in Europe, Korea, the Balkans, and all over S. America. The papers are already reporting on the effects of back to back deployments on troops, and what this means financially to the service.
I am sure we will be in Iraq and Afghanistan for another ten years. Unfortunately my generation doesn't really understand service. So long as their Starbucks and Blockbuster aren't in flames they refuse to believe down deep that there are millions of people in this world that want nothing more than to see us destroyed. Sorry to go on the off topic rant. Just kind of cranky today :) Timothy Heald Information Systems Specialist Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State 571.345.2235 -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:15 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Deficit worse than ever >From the article: "The CBO's "baseline" deficit projection assumes emergency wartime spending approved by Congress last year will continue indefinitely, at a cost of $818 billion through 2013." Convienently left that one out didn't you Larry. Does anyone believe that the war will carry on for another 10 years? There's $818 billion right there. And a Rep from my great state nailed it: "Still, House Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle (R-Iowa) did not try to minimize the government's deteriorating fiscal fortunes. He laid the blame not on tax cuts but on federal spending, which has surged by an average of 7.7 percent per year since 1998." "This is a spending-driven deficit," Nussle said. "This is not rocket science." Of course, Larry, as a lib you can't advocate cutting spending. Unless, of course it's cuts in Defense, which we all know we need right now. >The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office blames the Bush Tax Cut and the >War in Iraq > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46805-2003Aug26.html > >2004 Deficit to Reach $480 Billion, Report Forecasts >By Jonathan Weisman >Washington Post Staff Writer >Wednesday, August 27, 2003; Page A02 > > >The federal government will post a record $480 billion deficit next year >and accumulate nearly $1.4 trillion in new debt over the coming decade >before climbing back into the black by 2012, the nonpartisan Congressional >Budget Office said yesterday. > >But if President Bush succeeds in making his tax cuts permanent, the >government will run substantial budget deficits as far as the eye can see, >the forecast made clear. Add the White House's proposed $400 billion >prescription drug benefit, and the deficit would total $324 billion in 2013. >-- > >I'd really love to make a comment on this, but its so disgusting how under >the Shrub regime the government went from a multi-billion dollar surplus to >a record deficit in just two years. It seriously makes me wonder on whose >side Shrub is really on. Ours or those who want to destroy this nation. > >larry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
