Politics - Costs of war quietly surpass $300 billion - sacbee.com

Politics - Costs of war quietly surpass $300 billion - sacbee.com: "Costs of war quietly surpass $300 billion
Congress approves requests from the president and the Pentagon with little resistance and adds a few unrelated projects to boot.

The Troubling Word Here is "Quietly"

Let there be no mistake, our troops need and deserve equipment, support, and money. Once again, if our Commander-in-Chief would just come forward and TELL US what they need, I would feel differently about it . . . .