Of course, you knew this was coming. When did the idiots ever float a plan or budget that wasn't just blue sky spinning? I'm just stunned that they're fessing up only one day after Dubya asked us to indulge his $87b extension to make Iraq free, prosperous, and corporate-safe Real Soon Now:
The White House acknowledged Monday that it substantially underestimated the cost of rebuilding Iraq, and that even the additional $87 billion it is seeking from a wary Congress will fall far short of what is needed for postwar reconstruction.
Administration officials said President Bush's emergency spending request -- which would push the U.S. deficit above the half-trillion-dollar mark for the first time -- still leaves a reconstruction funding gap of as much as $55 billion dollars.
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"Their constantly updated demands for money without any specifics suggests either that there are no specifics to the administration's plan or that they are so unpalatable that they don't want them publicized," said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-iraqmoney9sep09,1,4249907.story?coll=la-home-headlines
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