"At a time when we're fighting two wars and facing a serious deficit, this would have been an inexcusable waste of money.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

because it's a waste of money, really, in my opinion.

因为这是浪费钱，真的，这是我的观点。

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"I wanted to focus on what seems to me to be a most egregious waste of money.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18