Bush's Prewar Funding Is Criticized: "the Bush administration diverted money allocated for the war in Afghanistan for 'preparatory tasks' in the Persian Gulf region, such as upgrading airfields in Kuwait.

'Congress, which is supposed to control the purse strings, had no real knowledge or involvement, had not even been notified the Pentagon wanted to reprogram money,' Woodward wrote in 'Plan of Attack.' "
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