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Originally Posted by Blaspheme
I think pretty much everyone here is missing the point. George Bush didn't just wake up one morning and decide that he really wanted 23 new helicopters and decide to buy them. It's even possible that he didn't even know about the new contract until we did.
The Navy is in charge of providing the President's transportation and security, they are the ones who decided what was needed and where to get it. Trying to lay this purchase solely at the feet of Bush is ludicrous. I suspect that if you look into it more closely you'll even find out that some kind of congressional oversight committee had to approve the purchase.
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Understood, Blaspheme... However you better believe GW has the authority to say not right now, let's reign in the spending and prioritize what is important and show that we are responsible with the people's money. Who knows if he needed the helicopters? I'm sure he did. But I also know that instead of $6 billion it will actually be close to $8.5 - 9 B, because we are paying interest today, tomorrow, and best guesses put it at 12-15 years out with tight fiscal management. Give us a sign you weren't blowing smoke about fiscal conservatism and invest in America instead another bomb for Iraq/Iran.