Pentagon Unveils the 2009 Proposed Budget

The Pentagon unveils its 2009 proposed budget, which shows the annual military receiving $515.4 billion. The military will use that money for various operations in the Pentagon, and the military. This money will not be used for the war in Iraq or nuclear weapons. The 2009 military spending will increase for the 11th year, Pentagon officials have also proposed an extra $70 billion for the war from October the 1st until the next president takes office. This is a lot of money that is going to go into the Pentagon to support a war that cannot be won, while politicians are throwing money at the military our nation is in danger of falling into a recession. This money should be put into our economy to start more jobs, financial aid for students, and to make social security more dependable, or to help the millions of US citizens have affordable insurance. This money should go into something that will help the economy, and not something that will hurt us in the future.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/washington/03cnd-military.html?hp