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DEFENSE BUDGET AT $1.5 TRILLION: TRUMP REQUESTS LARGEST INCREASE SINCE WORLD WAR II
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The entire world pays the price for this war — the budget confirms it
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Dawn and Geo News cover the budget with the factual detail and analytical distance that characterize Pakistani English-language press. Dawn notes that cuts target 'a range of domestic programs including environmental initiatives, housing assistance, and education funding' — a detail many media overlook. Geo News goes further: Trump 'cuts NASA and EPA to pay' for the military increase. Pakistan observes this budget through the prism of its own dependence on American aid and its role as mediator in Iran-U.S. talks. The more Washington invests in the war machine, the less remains for diplomacy and development aid — including American programs in Pakistan. Dawn uses the expression 'reckless war' in repeating the Democratic citation, a choice that resonates strongly in a country whose population directly suffers the energy crisis caused by this same war. The $1.5 trillion is read not as an abstract figure but as the price the entire world pays indirectly through the oil shock.
Indirect victimization: Pakistan suffers energy consequences of war funded by this budget
Implicit Islamic solidarity: the budget finances destruction of a Muslim country
Dependence on U.S. aid unquestioned — the budget threatens but criticism remains measured
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