Bush details $70 billion war funding request for 2009

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Source: AP

Bush details $70 billion war funding request for 2009

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer 59 minutes ago

President Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request Friday to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, which would give the next president breathing room to make his or her own war policy.

Friday's request fills in the details of the $70 billion placeholder that the White House asked for when it sent its budget to Congress in February. The money is for the budget year that begins Oct. 1.

Congressional analysts say Bush's request would bring the total spending since Sept. 11, 2001, to fight terrorism and conduct the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to $875 billion.

The request comes as Democrats on Capitol Hill are struggling to move Bush's pending $108 billion request for the current year. Democratic leaders say they're likely to add the $70 billion for next year to that measure, which would allow them to avoid a politically painful vote on war funding in the heat of campaigning for the November elections.

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[SpikeTss]

1. Very well spent money

Imagine we would profit from this money and not the profiteers of the military industrial complex.



I guess there must be a reason why

a) Congress accepts this
b) the media don't ask questions about this outrageous situation

[saigon68]

3. I'm sure Reid and Pelosi will immediately give him the $$$$$

In fact they will probably have a "Unanimous Voice Vote" to approve this welfare for Halliburton, Bechtel, Black Water et al


And Joementum Limpmann will sing the national anthem

[frylock]

2. just give him what ever the fuck he wants..

fucking poltroons.

[SpiralHawk]

4. "And $77 million for the hungry and starving. Smirk." - Commander AWOL

"We call that our Chickenhawk Chickenfeed Chump Change Stategery. Smirk. We republicon homelanders do have our priorities. Smirk."

- Commander AWOL & McSame