House Ready to Give Pentagon $45B for Wars

[ECH1969]

WASHINGTON - The House was poised to give the Pentagon an additional $45 billion for wars next year, even as public support for combat in Iraq wanes and lawmakers press for an exit strategy.

While President Bush has not asked yet for more war funds, lawmakers included money for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in a spending bill the House was expected to approve late Thursday.

With no end in sight in Iraq and Afghanistan, additional war costs are certain and House lawmakers are reluctant to wait for the president's request.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050616/ap_on_go_co/military_spending
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Looks like both parties don't want to have to vote for or against funding the troops before the 2006 elections.

[LynnTheDem]

1. YOUR MONEY, AMERICA. "With no end in sight in Iraq and Afghanistan"

YOUR CHILDREN DEAD, AMERICA.

"With no end in sight in Iraq and Afghanistan"

[MichiganVote]

2. Shit for brains that's what Congress is made of

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. "With my right hand, I give away $45 billion dollars. With my left hand,

I say you should stay calm about it."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1555592

[justinsb]

4. The thing you have to realize

Is the money isn't being borrowed from nowhere. Other countries, primarily China are buying all this debt. If Bush is going to keep going the US would be better off if he just started selling states to China one at a time, at least you would be spared the crippling interest payments.

[ECH1969]

5. Got to love the strengh of character of Congress

[rodeodance]

6. wasn't this how the Viet war finally ended--congress stopped giving $

that is what a friend told me--but i have no idea.

[NVMojo]

7. Give me a fucking break!!!

:banghead:

[NNN0LHI]

8. House Poised to Give Pentagon $45 Billion More for Wars

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB7AYPQ1AE.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is expected to give the Pentagon an additional $45 billion for wars next year even as public support for combat in Iraq wanes and lawmakers press for an exit strategy.

While President Bush has not yet asked for more war funds, lawmakers included money for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in a spending bill the House debated Thursday. A vote had been expected late Thursday but was postponed until Monday because of other business.

With no end in sight in Iraq and Afghanistan, additional war costs are certain and House lawmakers are reluctant to wait for the president's request.

The Senate also is considering adding billions for the wars in its version of the spending bill.

[Brundle_Fly]

9. "but right after that the oil revenues will

pay for the whole thing...you'll see....I swear, I've said it before, but with the insurgency in it's last throws, how can we fail now? it's just 45 billion, its nothing. That last 88 Billion, now that was something, this is like..... half???? and the oil!! dont forget the oil...coming real soon, gonna be all paid back you'll see....just need some more time.... cant give you a date really... soon, real soon, you'll see.... c'mon 45 billion, it's nothing...."


-neocon addict

[cthrumatrix]

21. exactly .... "last throws" why spend more Money?

[ElectroPrincess]

10. Terrific ... more money thrown out the window ... what a waste /eom

[PartyPooper]

11. A few $billion here. A few $billion there. Pretty soon it adds up, eh?

:wow:

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. More softening up bullshit, it will go 100 Million by the time they ask

for it, late on a friday.

[dissent1977]

18. No, they will do it in smaller payments

Did you notice this comes just a couple monthes after the most recent 80 billion plus package. Before they had waited a year to submit the next Iraq spending bill, but I would predict that we will have multiple votes to send more money to Iraq this year. It will probably go above 100 billion in total, but they would not dare ask for 100 billion straight up.

[u2spirit]

13. Bullshit

Pay for my Moms doctor bills instead. Not.A.Penny.More for these illegal police actions.

[SnoopDog]

14. Just what the hell is this money used for?

The Iraq invasion is a fucking money pit.

Really, what is the money used for. There are no 'major offensives'. It seems we just patrol and every day a few more Americans get killed and I am sure hundreds more Iraqis die. Thats it....?

So, why is our Congress allocating More money? Especially for a war that is totally a scam?

Maybe the real reason for this 'war' is just to drain our treasury and place it into the pockets of who.....?

Here is a question - Why do we pay taxes when we get ABSOLUTELY nothing for our money. Anybody - really, what do we get for our tax dollars?

I am so fucking sick and tired of living in 12th century America...


edit - fixed a sentence...

[PartyPooper]

15. "Just what the hell is the money used for?"

"The Iraq invasion is a fucking money pit"

The Republican Party is a fucking money pit!

Nuff said.

[SnoopDog]

17. Yup...They take our tax dollars and give it right back to repuks.

My money directly into the pockets of a 'few'.

Meanwhile the USA is dying...

[Sub Atomic]

16. So where's the "coalition" in all of this?

Or this yet another fleecing of the American public?

Did Dubya lie to us when he said that we wouldn't carry the financial burden alone?

Where's all that Iraqi oil revenue that's supposed to be paying for all of this? What is that money going towards?

Why doesn't the liberal media ask this?

[xchrom]

19. not just oil, but a bunch of corporations

are getting stinking rich from this war.

one of the reasons why young americans should think DEEPLY before entering military service.

who really profits from post modern war?
who/what am i fighting for -- the flag, america -- or corporations bottom line?

[Daphne08]

20. They just received almost $80 billion!

What are they doing with all this money?

Hell, they haven't accounted for the money that's missing and no one even seems to give a damn except a few Democrats!

They are selling our children, our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren into financial slavery to China and Japan!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

22. Hmmm.

[Supersedeas]

23. Reluctant to wait on the President's request--Planning Leadership???