The $10 billion war contingency fund the Bush administration is asking Congress to approve as part of the Defense Department's fiscal year 2003 budget request is a "real soft spot" that will likely be raided by Congress to pay for other defense programs, the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee said today. Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) said the $10 billion fund has been sent to Capitol Hill without any details or explanation of how the administration might use it...
