In 2003 , then-Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz told the House Appropriations Committee : `` We 're dealing with a country that can really finance its own reconstruction , and relatively soon . '' U.S. lawmakers upset over surplus , noting Washington is footing reconstruction . The taxpayers will be disappointed , senator says . Report ##edly Washington 's budget surplus from 2006 to 2008 could hit $ 100 billion .
U.S. lawmakers upset over surplus , noting Washington is footing reconstruction . The taxpayers will be disappointed , senator says . Report ##edly Washington 's budget surplus from 2006 to 2008 could hit $ 100 billion .