Army in peril without more funds, Cody warns

[unhappycamper]

Army in peril without more funds, Cody warns
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Apr 2, 2008 14:30:30 EDT

The Army’s vice chief of staff warned Tuesday that if Congress does not provide additional supplemental funding for Iraq and Afghanistan operations by the end of May, a serious disruption of programs and operations will occur.

Such dire predictions about potential disasters stemming from a shortage of funds have become a rite of spring in recent years — but they rarely make Congress move any faster.

Lawmakers provided $70 billion in emergency wartime funding in December that was supposed to carry the services through part of the current fiscal year. President Bush is asking for another $108.1 billion in supplemental funding to cover the full fiscal year through Sept. 30.

Gen. Richard Cody, Army vice chief of staff, told a Senate subcommittee that the extra funds are needed “prior to the end of May.”

His remarks were made before the Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee at a hearing called to focus on current and future readiness problems.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/04/military_armyfunds_040208w/



uhc comment: ENOUGH! 2009 military budget --> $735,700,000,000

Don't buy an F-22 or an LCS or another San Antonio ship. You'll have plenty of $$$ for your occupation.

[bowens43]

1. A serious disruption of the operation

in Iraq is exactly what we need.

[CanonRay]

2. If we keep shelling out money we don't have

it's going to cause a serious disruption at home.