Congress Research Service: Army can sustain its operations "through most of July" w/o new funding

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aP0VTQUWAUlM

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Army Operations

The Congressional Research Service said the Army can sustain its operations ``through most of July'' without new funding, while Bush administration officials have said the military might be hampered by a funding crunch as early as May 15. Bush yesterday called the need for funding ``urgent.''

[Monkeyman]

1. Yep and longer

[HereSince1628]

2. IMHO Congress' response should be funding just one more month at a time

The best way to make funding totally uncertain (thus motivating Iraq to get it's act together) and also spending the minimum amount (if the war is funded for 6 more months it's guaranteed that the profiteers will make it last that long).

Turn war funding it into a debate that won't go away until the troops are back home. Show how every funding of the continued deployment in Iraq diverts money from domestic priorities of the citizenry. It's not about making Congress look productive...it's about letting the American people see Congress get the ONE thing done that a super majority of the people want to have done.

[Squatch]

3. We're already feeling the pinch

In my division, all official travel has been suspended pending this SNAFU. We are going to start ending contracts real soon here.