With the Dems caving again in the debate last night, Wall Street's defense stocks soar. Here's a glimpse into what Bush has wrought: in the Aznar chat, he spoke of the cost of the Iraq war as being $50 billion. So far, the man has spent close to a trillion dollars on two wars in six years. Next year alone, Bush is asking for $180 billion - more than three times what he believed five years ago Iraq would cost in total.
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