And by all indications, the President has chosen a path of escalation. The Marines I mentioned, the paratroopers I mentioned, the massing of our military assets in the region, the attacks I outlined, and The $200 billion request that is coming our way, that's an extraordinary request of the American taxpayer. It's $60 billion more than President Bush requested in his supplemental to fund the opening months of the Iraq invasion in 2003. (04:10–04:21)
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