AMERICA's infamous debt clock, near New York's Times Square, was switched off in 2000 after the national burden started to fall thanks to several years of Clinton-era budgetrestraint.
The increase will, however, be only short-lived since defence - like every other department - will feel the squeeze from the spending restraint deemed necessary to reduce the budget deficit.
但是这个增长是短命的，因为国防部——和其他各部一样——感受到必须撙节费用以降低预算赤字的压力。
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The 2010 budget, unveiled on February 9th, involves a spending increase and a deficit, but it came wrapped up in promises of restraint and future balanced budgets.