Proposed additional funding package for Iraq war in Congress: $80 billion
W's inauguration ceremonies: $30-40 million
Aid US government pledged to South Asian tsumami relief effort: $35 million
Pathetic. To put it in perspective, event the adjusted amount of funding (up from $14 million) represents only .04% of the proposed package of war funding now before the Congress.
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