It cannot achieve likely targets for deficit reduction without attacking personnel costs unless it wants to leave the joint force bereft of cutting-edge weapons at a time when other countries are fielding impressive new military systems.
Equally impressive for Spurs was Berbatov's attacking partner Robbie Keane - the two forwards are the joint winners of the April player of the month award - whose link-up play was exemplary.
Elsewhere in the war-riddled region, the joint offensive by the predominantly Muslim Bosnian government and Croats continues to refrain from attacking the Serb stronghold, Banja Luka.
Hugh Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he saw nothing to indicate the United States was close to attacking Iraq early in Bush's term.