While I agree that honoring our soldiers can be done in much more meaningful ways than having them come to a great big party, I think it's obvious that the question was asked for purely political reasons. The reporter most definitely knew that the ball is privately funded and also knew that $40 million wouldn't go very far in Iraq.
It's media stunts like this that lead me to believe more and more that our contemporary media is becoming obsolete and useless.
Now, for the partisan bickering portion of my response:
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Q: How do any of them benefit from the inaugural balls?
A: I'm not sure that they do benefit from them.
Q: Then how, exactly, are you honoring them?
A: Honoring service is what our theme is about.
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This exchange sums up what I feel the current administration stands for: Pay a lot of lip service about honor and compassion when actions don't benefit those who you claim to honor.