Army commanders are told to rein in spending until supplement arrives

The dishonest management of the Iraq war has struck home at the Department of Defense. With congress still debating over the supplemental budget request as reported in the Stars and Stripes the Army is desperately attempting to keep its financial head above the water.

If the average American citizen spent their income like the military does they would be called irresponsible, almost no one would have any sympathy for them whatsoever. "Hey, George and Don just spent their entire years income within the first eight months of the year. -- What? Dumbass!!!"

Now, the Army is halting all of its non-essential spending ASAP. By non-essential that means non-Iraq/Afghanistan spending. Do you know that the Army is shutting non-essential things down like Judges traveling to trials. How about the fact that the Army if firing a large part of their temporary workers. How's that for fiscal responsibility. A temporary fix for short sighted planning.

How about an honest statement from our Government: It will cost a gabillion dollars each year to sustain the "war" effort in Iraq.

Maybe if they started from that point we wouldn't have to shut down everything else to attempt to cover up their poor management.