Bush to let successor worry about paying for Iraq

Bush, before:

“I believe it is the job of a President to confront problems, not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.”

Bush, now:

The White House confirmed Wednesday that its new budget
next month will not request a full year’s funding for the war in Iraq,
leaving the next president and Congress to confront major cost
questions soon after taking office in 2009.

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