Bush and his minions have slashed funding for democracy promotion in Iraq

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_william__060710_the_end_of_democracy.htm

THE END OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN IRAQ?

by William Fisher


http://www.opednews.com

"America, in this young century, proclaims liberty throughout all the world, and to all the inhabitants thereof."

So spoke President George W. Bush in his second inaugural address last January, vowing to help build democratic institutions and strengthen civil society in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Yet today, the Bush administration is substantially reducing funding for the organizations that are traditionally mandated to transform the president's vision into reality.

In budget requests to Congress, funding for democracy promotion in Iraq has been limited. Some organizations ran out of funds in April; others are trying to make their resources last through the summer. snip

Now the funding for both organizations has dried up. Their sole source of finance are special funds earmarked by Congress last year, as the result of an effort spearheaded by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat. The funds will be exhausted later this year.

[Monkeyman]

1. opps there my post there too

[TomInTib]

4. What?

"opps there my post there too"

Is this some kind of codespeak that I am too uncool to understand?

Help me here, Monkeyman.

[NewJeffCT]

2. you mean Bush lied?

but, he's such a straight shooter, according to the media.

[Botany]

3. No worries

And they have a full out civil war going too.

Mission Accomplished

[MadMaddie]

5. Whaaaat? What happened to "Freedom is on the March" or

wait was it "Democracy is on the March"? I can't remember because there are so many different marches....another collosal failure by this administration....

no surprise here folks....keep on moving ...nothing to see here....