Reply #10: Extra Funding

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Looks like the cat is finally out of the bag. The "cabal" in Washington has painted itself into a corner. They have held off on divulging the true cost of this war. However, the stalling has given way to urgency: they need to fix Iraq, and they need to fix it NOW.

The important thing to remember about these guys is, they are not professionals, not diplomats, obviously not planners in any sense of the word.

They are certainly not businessmen, even though they all previously held positions in a variety of industries. Businessmen are prudent. They try to minimize their risk. These men are more like riverboat gamblers, or 18th century pirates, with their ship hidden on the other side of the bay, waiting for a merchant ship to come out of the harbor.

Definitely NOT the kind of man you would want to take home to meet your parents.