BushCo To Ask for Another $118B for Wars -- Forgot to Put in Budget Again

[AtomicKitten]

Administration To Request Another $110 Billion For Iraq Next Year
http://www.thinkprogress.org/

Yesterday, the White House released its FY2007 mid-session budget review with great fanfare, celebrating its projection that the deficit will be nearly $300 billion this year. WOOHOO!?

Buried within the mid-session review, the White House reveals that it will ask Congress for another $110 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan early next year. From the document:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2007/pdf/07msr.pdf

In 2007, to fund the anticipated additional costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, this Mid-Session Review assumes an additional $60 billion in budget authority will be needed later in the fiscal year, for a total allowance of $110 billion. This update also provides a $50 billion allowance for a portion of additional costs anticipated in 2008 for the Global War on Terror.

So far, the U.S. government has allocated $311 billion total to support U.S. stabilization and reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

If you add together the amounts already allocated, plus the appropriations expected to be approved this year ($116 billion) and next year, the total spending for Iraq will soon exceed $400 billion.

[indepat]

1. But look how much safer and more secure we are

[azurnoir]

2. Maybe Laura should keep the checkbook? n/t

[C_U_L8R]

3. so much for that 4th largest deficit

good going you republican IDIOTS !!!!

[AtomicKitten]

5. He may actually exceed ..... himself.

Top five US monster deficits of all time:

1. 2004 (George W. Bush) $413 billion
2. 2003 (George W. Bush) $378 billion
3. 2005 (George W. Bush) $318 billion
4. 2006 (George W. Bush) $296 billion (projected)
5. 1992 (George H. W. Bush) $290 billion

[welshTerrier2]

4. Wimpy

[AtomicKitten]

15. sweet

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. We're making "good progress", they used to get 80 billion

each time. More is better.

[bdamomma]

7. they would be fools to give them all that money

just stop financing it? huh:mad:

[napi21]

8. I think Congress should tell him what my bosses used to tell me!

"You had ample time to put your budget together, and YOU screwed it up! LIVE WITH IT!"

None of us were permitted to revise our budget AFTER it was approved!

[liberal N proud]

9. How much more would the deficit be if the regime included

everything it is supposed to include?

[AtomicKitten]

11. the quantity "a brazilion" comes to mind n/t

[acmavm]

10. Can somebody here put up a petition or direct me to a website

with a petition to our reps that we don't want anymore money, especially 'EMERGENCY' money going to Iraq. One that can be e-mailed around. We need to reach a lot of people. We absolutely cannot afford this anymore.

We have too damn many emergencies of our own. WHERE ARE OUR DAMN DEM REPS ON THIS????

[Monkeyman]

12. Hey Bush what about the 26 billion missing in Iraq

That you signed a signing statement not to look for

[Disturbed]

13. Force the US Oil Corps to pay for the Occupation.

They can afford it.

[AtomicKitten]

14. They are reaping the benefits, while others are forfeiting their lives.

Your suggestion is reasonable and fair.