Bush Budget Cuts Off Funding for the Troops

[Hissyspit]

Source: Politico

Bush’s budget cuts off funding for the troops.

The Politico reports that the White House “confirmed Wednesday that its new budget next month will not request a full year’s funding for the war in Iraq, leaving the next president and Congress to confront major cost questions soon after taking office in 2009″:

The decision reverses the administration’s stance of just a year ago, when President Bush’s budget made a point of spelling out in advance what he thought the costs would be for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for 2008. By comparison, the new budget, to be unveiled Feb. 4, requests only incremental “bridge” funding into 2009 and won’t sustain the military through the full length of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, 2009.

“A budget is a reflection of military strategy, and we don’t want to prejudge the recommendations of commanders,” a White House budget official said about the decision.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/24/bushs-budget-cuts-off-funding-for-the-troops

[SpiralHawk]

1. "You were maybe expecting a smidgen of honor from a deserter? Smirk." - Commander AWOL

"Bwaa ha ha ha ha. That is NOT the way we occultist republicon homelander chickenhawks operate. Smirk. Doubt me? Then check with My Main Man, VP Dickie "5 Military Deferments" Cheney. Smirk, sneer, smirk."

- Commander AWOL

[librechik]

2. whenever I think they can't get more evil and selfishly partisan, the Pukkkes surprise me again.

[Xipe Totec]

3. This budget is not a reflection; it's a mirage (nt)

[Solly Mack]

4. the last budget of windfalls for Bush/Cheney buddies?

[Fresh_Start]

5. better than he did in Texas

he didn't budget to pay state obligations to nursing homes for the month of November while he was still Governor
he left the mess to the next Governor and misled his Congress

[Kablooie]

6. He's trying to booby trap the next Democratic president.

If his funding ends, the first thing the next president must do is reinstate funding for the war.

It forces a controversial decision that will create discord right from the beginning.



Like a good little Republican he's doing everything he can to make sure our country remains a split, indecisive mess.

[jwirr]

8. I would call his bluff - all funding would be used to bring the troops

home. How much does it cost for a transport ship?

[Winterblues]

7. we don’t want to prejudge the recommendations of commanders,”

Here I thought Bush* considered himself Commander in Chief..

[CountAllVotes]

9. what is the matter *

is America going broke or something? :sarcasm:

Will you be giving the troops one of those checks?

Or is being in a stupid war without end not work?

:kick:

[tanyev]

10. Then he'll crow about how much he's cut the budget in the SOTU.

[lebkuchen]

11. Bush calls this funding "the covenant"

so it's par for the course, since he has yet to keep a single promise he's made to the US military.

[Supersedeas]

12. why aren't the FAUX News shill all up in arms -- pitchforks, torches and Screamspeak

[sakabatou]

13. Who's against the troops now?

[Ohio Joe]

14. well...

I guess we'll just have to bring them home then. Cool!

[truthisfreedom]

15. Cut-and-run president. Scream it from the rooftops.

He's never finished anything in his worthless life.