So, there's NINE BILLION DOLLARS missing in Iraq

[underpants]

"A billion here a billion there pretty soon you are talking about serious money"

The 2005 Discretionary Budget outlays

2005
Social Security $9.1 Billion (=)
Small Business Administration $678 million
Commerce $5.7 Billion (> )
EPA $7.8 Billion (> )
Interior $10.08 Billion (< )
Treasury $10.08 Billion (< )
Corp of Engineers $4.0 Billion (2X + )
Labor $11.9 billion (< )
State and International Assistance $10.3 billion (< )
Transportation $57.4 billion
Veteran's Affairs $29.7 billion; $32.1 billion (with collections)
Agriculture $19.1 billion
NASA $16.2 Billion
Justice $18.7 Billion (1/2)
Education $57.3 billion
Energy $24.3 billion (gross)
HHS $66.8 billion
HUD $31.3 billion
Homeland Security $33.8 billion
Defense $401.7 billion


LBN thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1197623&mesg_id=1197623

2005 Budget
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2005/budget.html