▁for ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁about ▁US $ 4 5 0 ▁billion ▁are ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁spent ▁on ▁defense . ▁This ▁level ▁is ▁generally ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁defense ▁sp ending ▁during ▁the ▁cold ▁war . ▁Congress ▁approved ▁US $ 8 7 ▁billion ▁for ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁November , ▁and ▁had ▁approved ▁an ▁earlier ▁US $ 7 9 ▁billion ▁package ▁last ▁spring . ▁Most ▁of ▁those ▁funds ▁were ▁for ▁U . S . ▁military ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁ ▁Form er ▁President ▁Cl inton ' s ▁last ▁budget ▁featured ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 1 6 % ▁on ▁domestic ▁non ▁security ▁dis cret ion ary ▁sp ending . ▁G row th ▁under ▁President ▁Bush ▁was ▁cut ▁to ▁ 6 . 2 % ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁budget , ▁ 5 . 5 % ▁in ▁his ▁second , ▁ 4 . 3 % ▁in ▁his ▁third , ▁and ▁ 2 . 2 % ▁in ▁his ▁fourth . ▁ ▁Trade ▁▁ ▁President ▁Bush ▁signed ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁free ▁trade ▁agre ements ▁into ▁law ▁during ▁his ▁Pres iden cy : ▁Jordan ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Chile ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁Australia ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁C AF TA , ▁Mor oc co , ▁O man , ▁and ▁Bah rain ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁and ▁O man ▁and ▁Peru ▁( 2 0 0 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Bush ▁administration ▁also ▁launched ▁trade ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁New ▁Zealand