re: #264 Blind Frog Belly White

Though a wag might argue that, using this definition:

- that a 12% reduction kinda fits the definition.

More to the point, post Bush, we considerably drew down force in Iraq and Afghanistan, and when you’re not fighting hot wars, you don’t have to spend as much. See also “Peace Dividend”

Every time I think of the $500 billion surplus Bill Clinton left office with I wanna cry.