Now they have splurged the cash, Mr Obama and Congress could move on to a medium-term plan to reduce the deficit.
在炫耀过现金以后，奥巴马和国会可以着手研究削减赤字的中期计划了。
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Now that the Pentagon faces painful, deficit-induced budget cuts, it's amazing that it isn't trying to squeeze more cash for itself by the simple act of competition for its guns, planes and ships.
Its firms might be more willing to spend their cash if they had a clearer sign from Mr Obama how he intends eventually to close their country's fiscal deficit (and the extra taxes that might entail).