Administration's $87 billion Iraq plan hits more turbulence in Congress

[Lorien]

Administration's $87 billion Iraq plan hits more turbulence in Congress

ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, September 24, 2003


(09-24) 15:35 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --
A top Democrat accused the Bush administration Wednesday of undertaking a massive effort to rebuild Iraq without the blessing of the American people as the White House's $87 billion plan to resurrect that country hit more turbulence in Congress.
Republican lawmakers voiced their own doubts over the lack of foreign contributions so far and the administration's failure to sell the proposal to the public in a robust way.
But generally, they rallied behind Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials who fanned out across Capitol Hill to seek support for the proposal. The GOP-led Congress still seemed likely to approve Bush's plan largely intact, with the Senate Appropriations Committee writing its version of the measure as early as Monday.
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More: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/24/national1657EDT0726.DTL

[Rebellious Republican]

1. What, the american public does'nt like our ...

"Don't Tax and Spend" administration. Hey America, you got what you wanted, a new reality TV show (GULF WAR II) to sit home and watch on Faux. Did you think its cheap to produce such high quality entertainment on TV. Now its time to pay for it.
:wow:

[ellie]

2. I turned on the CBS Evening News,

and saw the "testy" exchange between Rep. Obey and lackey Bremer and wondered what was going on. Give 'em hell Dave!

This is really a good article.

Here's more:

The defense secretary also listed the 31 other countries -- from Albania to the United Kingdom -- that have contributed troops in Iraq, though the overwhelming number of soldiers are from the United States.
"So this business that America is going it alone is not factual at
all," he said.
That drew scoffs from Democrats.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said many of those countries' military contingents were no larger than "a rural police department in my state of Vermont."

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Hardy har har! I am glad to see the fight over this.