Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told Congress yesterday that the Bush administration has not budgeted the cost of the ongoing military buildup -- which has sent about 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq -- beyond Sept. 30 because it did not know how long the increase in forces was going to... -
Budget for 'Surge' Is Hill Topic
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told Congress yesterday that the Bush administration has not budgeted the cost of the ongoing military buildup -- which has sent about 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq -- beyond Sept. 30 because it did not know how long the increase in forces was going to...-
By Walter Pincus