:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 ::

They call him a strong leader... but the generals don't seem to agree...
Military Costs: Service Chiefs Challenge White House on the Budget:

" In an unusual public display of differences with the White House, the top officers of the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force all raised questions on Tuesday about how the Bush administration plans to pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan after the current financing runs out at the end of September.

Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, three of the four chiefs of the armed services expressed concerns about a financing gap, perhaps of four months, for the two missions, whose combined cost is about $5 billion a month.

They were left out of President Bush's budget request for the 2005 fiscal year, with the administration saying it would make a supplementary request for up to $50 billion, probably next January — after the elections this year."

:: Jim Nichols 2/11/2004 05:20:00 AM [+] ::
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