Low Culture上一篇有趣文章：Nation-Building: So Much Cheaper than War，指出這個星期一，布希又希望美國國會答應多給$82 billion來支付伊拉克與阿富汗戰爭與重建所需是個荒謬至極的舉動。從預算內容看來，布希這混蛋是 War on Terror™的專利製造者。此文從頭恥笑一遍，辛辣有餘。我看了預算內容，實有點哭笑不得，美式民主真昂貴。
戰爭，侵略然後維和費用：
- $2.242 billion to counter drugs, pay for security, and support democracy and reconstruction in Afghanistan.
- $660 million for construction of a U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
- $400 million to reward nations that have taken political and economic risks to join the U.S.-led coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan.（有人建議，這個美國號稱的 "coalition-of-the-willing" 應該改為"troops for cash scandal"）
- $242 million for the Darfur region of western Sudan where a two-year civil conflict has left tens of thousands of people dead and more than 2 million displaced.
- $200 million for economic and military aid in Jordan.
- $150 million in military aid for Pakistan.
- $100 million for southern Sudan where a treaty recently was signed to end a 22-year civil war.
- $60 million for Ukraine, which recently elected Viktor Yushchenko president.
救災與重建：
- $950 million to help areas affected by the recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
- $200 million in education and border security aid for the Palestinians.
全世界最富有的國家，花在戰爭上的費用與協助災難和重建一國教育與安全的費用相比，將近三點六倍之多。
