Public pressure mounts for Bush to curtail Iraq war after Katrina disaster

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http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=w092173A

WASHINGTON (CP) - President George W. Bush says he can wage war in Iraq and still pay most of the huge bill for rebuilding the hurricane-lashed Gulf Coast. Most Americans don't agree with him. And for the first time, Bush is facing a serious revolt in his own party over how to pay for hurricane relief.

Republicans already edgy about the estimated $200-billion US price tag to clean up after Katrina were bracing for more damage by week's end as hurricane Rita hurtled toward Texas and the battered Louisiana coast.

For now, they're split on whether to cut domestic programs or add billions more to the whopping $333-billion U.S. deficit, options that Americans clearly aren't favouring in opinion polls.

And with congressional elections looming next year, analysts say legislators are increasingly feeling the heat from voters who tell pollsters the Iraq war was a mistake and Bush is spending too much there.

[Inland]

1. Suddenly strikes US that Iraq war (2X Katrina) deadly, expensive

And it's been accepted for some months that US interestes weren't involved.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. He's yet to ask for the next "off the books" $100B "supplemental"

for Iraq. The journalists talk about the $200B that has already been spent/borrowed as if that was the end of it, they fail to point out that this is a very on-going thing, to the tune of a couple of billion a week.

[rodeodance]

3. the election next year is thier main worry nothing but their BUTTS!

.....And with congressional elections looming next year,

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Maybe shrub should have examined this statue before going

off on his killing spree in Iraq... ya think???

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/untour/subswo.htm

[deadparrot]

5. Yeah, I'm sure he'll get right on that...

:eyes:

[FreedomAngel82]

6. Why not just stop the tax cuts?

[sweetheart]

7. that war has cost him everything

His presidency is already over, and we should be thankful to the
people of iraq, for burning up all the political kapital of the most
evil regime of theocrats ever to make pretense on global hegemony.

[ClintonTyree]

8. bush is a fucking idiot.

And that's all I have to say about that!

[pretzel4gore]

11. the f word adds emphasis to your statement!

aomehow, with the bushwankers, the 'f' word has finally found its everyday application! (especially in polite company where modesty and genteel understatement prevail)

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. The whole damn party is revolting, in more ways than one

Wait until the horrors of Rita become a reality. $200billion will look like petty cash.

Where's the money going to come from, Mr. War President?

[DLnyc]

10. Maybe he could save a little by cutting down on photo-ops?

All those fake props and extras has to cost a few bucks. Not to mention the army of secret service to protect his sorry ass from irate Americans!