"We must win the war on emergencies." -- George W. Bush

[NVMojo]

What in the hell did America ever do so wrong to deserve these people?????

Emergency War Funding Wins Backing


Friday, March 4, 2005; Page A19


House Republican leaders overcame earlier concerns and decided yesterday to give President Bush most of the emergency war spending money he requested last month, including $600 million for a compound in Baghdad that will be the largest U.S. embassy in the world.

The leaders said they plan to approve all but $800 million of Bush's $81.9 billion request in emergency funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terrorism. They cut back dramatically on the foreign aid portion of the request, because they said some of the proposed spending was not for emergencies or was potentially wasteful.

The Republicans -- backing off many of their complaints about the size and vagueness of the White House's request -- agreed to fund the project that had drawn the most criticism: construction of the embassy in Iraq, which will have the largest staff of any in the world.

Leaders attributed much of their willingness to grant Bush's request to an impassioned presentation by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the chambers of House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) late Wednesday afternoon.


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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A5335-2005Mar3?language=printer

[Erika]

1. This is disgusting

It says a permanent bureaucracy of the U.S. industry will stay in place forever to insure corporate globalism, backed by the deaths of our kids.

[orleans]

2. the big emergency

is to get him and his freaks the hell out of office!!!

(and into prison!)

[FreedomAngel82]

3. I'm so disgusted

:puke: :argh:

[Disturbed]

4. Hey! Will someone please help me...

find that $9 Billion.