Bush to Request $120B More for War Funding; tell him 'NO'.

[Sapphire Blue]

Feb 2, 9:14 PM EST

Bush to Request $120B More for War Funding

By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration said Thursday it will ask Congress for $120 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and $18 billion more for hurricane relief this year.

The White House acknowledges the upcoming requests would cause total spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001, to soar well past the $400 billion mark, while spending for hurricane relief would top $100 billion.

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About $70 billion of the new war money will be requested for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, bringing total spending on the two campaigns to $120 billion for the current budget year. The other $50 billion in new war money will be set aside in the 2007 budget for the first few months of the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. More money will likely be needed in 2007.

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According to senior Pentagon officials and documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, next week Bush will request a $439.3 billion Defense Department budget for 2007, a nearly 5 percent increase over this year. That request does not include the $50 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Here we go again...

Call your members of Congress. Tell them it's your money that bush is asking for & the spoiled little frat brat can't have it. Tell the little SOB 'NO', no more money for killing. Use what's needed to get our troops the hell out of Iraq & not one cent more.

[bliss_eternal]

1. So where are they getting the money for this bs?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2082464

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[President Jesus]

8. from your kids

in the short term, China.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. So, that's what all the freedom shit was about at the SOTU.

He was selling the freedom in Iraq for our protection like crazy the other night, no wonder.

[FlemingsGhost]

3. Good luck. Petulant children don't hear that word often.

It has little meaning, beyond "how can I still get what I want without having to ask for it?" So, they lie, cheat, and manipulate in order to achieve their goals.

Some petulant children grow up and become President of the United States. But unless somewhere along the way they get the ass beating they sorely deserve, they never really "grow up."

It's never too late for that ass beating, by the way.

[Sapphire Blue]

5. Well, it's time that he hears it, loud & clear, from sea to shining sea.

[leftstreet]

4. K&R - for ACTIVISM n/t

[jmatthan]

6. The Administration should be told

that unless full accounting is given - no more funds. A

nswers to Intelligence Committee questions, etc. must be the basis of more funding.

Answers about illegal spying, Valerie Plame outing, etc. must also feature in the response to additional funding.

Is it so difficult to do this than being blackmailed to pour more and more money into a bottomless grave pit fopr US soldiers and innocent Iraqis?

[sandnsea]

7. $660 Billion

Is that really what we're saying here??? Unfuckingbelievable. And they're still handing out tax cuts.

[B Calm]

9. Here we go again.. call and fax members of Congress.. Screw This!

[Sapphire Blue]

10. kick

[Sapphire Blue]

11. ...

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[Sgent]

12. No more money

until he appoints an independent council for spygate, a commission for katrina, and a independent council for Abranoff.