Even if Americans have not been cheated by Defense Department suppliers like Halliburton, it is clear that the money spent in Iraq has not bought the promised peace and security in the Middle East. But no one argues that the US should cut off defense expenditures.
当然，并不是所有的对外援助资金都物尽其用了。但我们在国防预算的使用上也有同样的问题。就算美国人没有被如哈里伯顿（Halliburton）之流的国防部供应商们欺骗，但至少我们花在伊拉克问题上的钱也没能买到中东的和平与安全。