e intanto Bush incassa....

[zhanghe]

per chi blaterava che la spesa militare dell amministrazione bush e' inferiore rispetto agli anni passati


Bush proposes record $439.3 defense budget


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday proposed a record $439.3 billion U.S. defense budget for 2007 aimed at fighting both unconventional terrorism and major conflicts with other nations if necessary.

The Pentagon budget represented a 4.8 percent boost over current military spending as Bush seeks cuts in domestic programs. The budget does not include tens of billions of dollars in proposed new financing for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Analysts said the U.S. Congress, under political pressure in an election year, is unlikely to cut Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's budget, which is 16 percent of the administration's $2.77 trillion federal budget.

"I would be very surprised to see Congress taking a big whack at this," said Steve Kosiak of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments think tank.

"The political atmosphere is charged. Democrats can't afford to be seen as soft on defense or terrorism. They're going to have to fight the social cuts without bargaining on defense," added analyst Charles Pena of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy.

The Pentagon budget for the financial year beginning Oct. 1 seeks $84.2 billion for weapons procurement, including additional unmanned aircraft to monitor threats by extremist groups and governments worldwide, and $73.2 billion for research and development on new arms. Both are increases from fiscal 2006.

The defense budget also would boost Army spending to $111.8 billion next year, a major increase over the current $99.2 billion, to repair and modernize a service that has been strained by the Iraq and Afghan wars.

The proposed Pentagon budget is only a part of the national defense picture and does not include $120 billion in planned new U.S. funding for military and other operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. That money is included in separate legislation.

The White House said last week that it would immediately ask Congress for about $70 billion in new emergency funds for the two wars and seek an additional $50 billion in fiscal 2007.

The planned separate requests would come on top of the $320 billion the White House budget office said has been allocated for the wars so far, pushing costs since the start of the conflicts through early next year to about $440 billion.

The Pentagon plan also does not include $9.3 billion in the Energy Department's 2007 budget for maintaining the nuclear arms stockpile. Analyst Loren Thompson of Lexington Institute think tank said: "Since the administration has not made the hard choices on any defense cuts, it is unlikely to be cut. In an election year, it is every member of Congress for himself or herself."

The new Pentagon budget would increase the size of military special forces by 15 percent to about 60,000 troops in the coming year to help battle terrorist threats overseas. It would also keep up spending on major weapons programs in anticipation of any potential future conflict with other nations, including growing military power China.

The $84.2 billion request for weapons programs in the 2007 budget includes $3.5 billion for 42 advanced F/A-18 fighter jets built by Boeing Co., $2.5 billion for two new high-tech DDX Navy destroyers under development by General Dynamics Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp., and $2.4 billion for an additional Virginia Class attack submarine built by Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics, the officials said.

The Bush five-year defense plan for procuring weapons would increase such spending to $99.7 billion in fiscal 2008, $109 billion in 2009, $111.7 billion in 2010 and nearly $118 billion in 2011.

The Air Force would get $2.2 billion in funding for new F-22 fighter jets, built by Lockheed Martin Corp., in 2007. That would be a deep cut from current F-22 spending, but would allow the service under a new stretch-out plan to buy 20 of the expensive radar-evading jets each year in 2008, 2009 and 2110.

[yurj]

Un insulto al mondo.

[Amati75]

per chi blaterava che la spesa militare dell amministrazione bush e' inferiore rispetto agli anni passati


Bush proposes record $439.3 defense budget


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday proposed a record $439.3 billion U.S. defense budget for 2007 aimed at fighting both unconventional terrorism and major conflicts with other nations if necessary.

The Pentagon budget represented a 4.8 percent boost over current military spending as Bush seeks cuts in domestic programs. The budget does not include tens of billions of dollars in proposed new financing for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Analysts said the U.S. Congress, under political pressure in an election year, is unlikely to cut Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's budget, which is 16 percent of the administration's $2.77 trillion federal budget.

"I would be very surprised to see Congress taking a big whack at this," said Steve Kosiak of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments think tank.

"The political atmosphere is charged. Democrats can't afford to be seen as soft on defense or terrorism. They're going to have to fight the social cuts without bargaining on defense," added analyst Charles Pena of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy.

The Pentagon budget for the financial year beginning Oct. 1 seeks $84.2 billion for weapons procurement, including additional unmanned aircraft to monitor threats by extremist groups and governments worldwide, and $73.2 billion for research and development on new arms. Both are increases from fiscal 2006.

The defense budget also would boost Army spending to $111.8 billion next year, a major increase over the current $99.2 billion, to repair and modernize a service that has been strained by the Iraq and Afghan wars.

The proposed Pentagon budget is only a part of the national defense picture and does not include $120 billion in planned new U.S. funding for military and other operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. That money is included in separate legislation.

The White House said last week that it would immediately ask Congress for about $70 billion in new emergency funds for the two wars and seek an additional $50 billion in fiscal 2007.

The planned separate requests would come on top of the $320 billion the White House budget office said has been allocated for the wars so far, pushing costs since the start of the conflicts through early next year to about $440 billion.

The Pentagon plan also does not include $9.3 billion in the Energy Department's 2007 budget for maintaining the nuclear arms stockpile. Analyst Loren Thompson of Lexington Institute think tank said: "Since the administration has not made the hard choices on any defense cuts, it is unlikely to be cut. In an election year, it is every member of Congress for himself or herself."

The new Pentagon budget would increase the size of military special forces by 15 percent to about 60,000 troops in the coming year to help battle terrorist threats overseas. It would also keep up spending on major weapons programs in anticipation of any potential future conflict with other nations, including growing military power China.

The $84.2 billion request for weapons programs in the 2007 budget includes $3.5 billion for 42 advanced F/A-18 fighter jets built by Boeing Co., $2.5 billion for two new high-tech DDX Navy destroyers under development by General Dynamics Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp., and $2.4 billion for an additional Virginia Class attack submarine built by Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics, the officials said.

The Bush five-year defense plan for procuring weapons would increase such spending to $99.7 billion in fiscal 2008, $109 billion in 2009, $111.7 billion in 2010 and nearly $118 billion in 2011.

The Air Force would get $2.2 billion in funding for new F-22 fighter jets, built by Lockheed Martin Corp., in 2007. That would be a deep cut from current F-22 spending, but would allow the service under a new stretch-out plan to buy 20 of the expensive radar-evading jets each year in 2008, 2009 and 2110.

Credo ti stavi riferendo a me? Almeno una votla mi sembra di aver avuto questa discussione con te?
Mi spiace.... ma te lo devo confermare... i valori odierni, specie in termini reali sono minori a quelli degli anni 80..... ceh era la stessa cosa che ti dissi in quella discussione.

[agaragar]

Credo ti stavi riferendo a me? Almeno una votla mi sembra di aver avuto questa discussione con te?
Mi spiace.... ma te lo devo confermare... i valori odierni, specie in termini reali sono minori a quelli degli anni 80..... ceh era la stessa cosa che ti dissi in quella discussione.

ah, quando c'era l'urss....

Nle 1968 erano ankora più alti......

Nel 1944 ancora ancora di più


a prop, adesso hanno messo in mezzo pure i marziani per aumentare le spese....