03-30-2006, 05:34 AM
Obi2Kenobi,Mar 29 2006, 11:18 PM Wrote:It's not that they didn't bear out my assumptions that I posted this, that was merely secondary. The main thing was that their numbers didn't appear to match, even within the same page, unless I'm overlooking a key piece of information.Well, remember, the reason the budget is compared to GDP is political. When presented as the percentage of the total budget, is appears larger, for the same dollar figure. It should come as no surprise that the numbers wont match across agencies, as each will apply different "this counts and this doesn't" modalities depending on their bureaucratic agenda.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fact...os/us.html
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete