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« Broad band in the boones?....Highly unlikely  
lesopp

join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL

Re: Mixed up Priorities

Is this intentional misinformation or do you just know the facts?

$65.6 billion: Military Costs: The majority of the proposal is for the Department of Defense:
$41.1 billion: Ops & maint.
$17.8 billIon: Personnel costs
$5.4 billion: Procurement
$624 million: Fuel and repairs
$412 million: Construction
$360 million: Other

$20.3 billion: Reconstruction costs: Funds go to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund for use by the Coalition Provisional Authority.
$5.67 billIon: Electricity
$5.13 billion: Security (justice system and Iraqi police)
$3.7 billion: Public works
$2.1 billion: Rehabilitate and repair oil infrastructure
$875 million: Water resources
$850 million: Health
$835 million: Transportation and telecommunications
$470 million: Housing
$353 million: Private sector
$300 million: Human rights

Source: msnbc.com
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