Bush war funding request collapses

It is a pattern like when I was young that the politician did not support the war effort in Vietnam war and the vietnam fall as well as Laos and Cambodia. We all have to know we are dropping them like a hot potatoes is a failure of our congress. Our armed forces can fight without the support of supplies and fighting spirits as our lawmaker is not support to make it happen.We are there now and we must win the heart and mind of our friends who support our goal.We need to find a way to win and gracefull exit from that war or any war overseas.Now the war will come in to our back yard and who is to blame in the future. Is that politician that we elected or us who elected them.

Wait and See

While the House Demos have for now torpedoed Bush’s further attempts to have the Iraq war continue until the end of time, I’m willing to bet that they will eventually cave in to Bush’s demands. The temporary refusal likely is largely political as in the past - House Demos pay lip service to ending the war but will be cowed by White House charges that they are unwilling to support the troops in Iraq and so are unpatriotic.

An old Nepali proverb;
“The war will pay for itself.'
what about billions of dallors that USA has earned by controlling Iraq and her oil?Be practical.

Beginning of the end of the Empire

Blocking war funding:

Congratulations to all the Democrats who had the courage to vote against any further funding of this immoral imperialist oil-war.

It is particularly important, at this time when Bush is precipitating further war-mongering in the Middle East and preparing to attack Iran, that the US Congress and the US people so publicly go on record against this insane war criminal, and against the 'corporatist Empire' hiding behind the facade of his 'Vichy' government.

Don't Kid Yourself

On a 17-12 vote this afternoon, the Senate Appropriations Committee added Sen. Feinstein’s ag amnesty to the Iraq supplemental spending bill. This bill could come up for a vote before the full Senate tomorrow. They have done this in total disregard of the overwhelming majority of the people.

This is an outrageous act of disrespect for our men and women in uniform and to the citizens of this country by attaching an illegal-alien amnesty to the Iraq spending bill. Senators should be encouraged to vote and work to strip the amnesty from the Iraq spending bill on the floor.

Your Senator can still vote NO and send the bill back to committee if the amnesty is NOT stripped. This is typical of how the Democratic Congress has traded lives for their pet projects. Every phone of every Senator should be ringing off the hook. 202-224-3121

There is no need for an amnesty to provide growers with workers. There already is an H-2A foreign ag worker program that provides growers with an unlimited number of temporary workers if the growers agree to pay a decent wage and ensure that they go home at the end of the season. Feinstein is just trying to protect the abysmally low wages and bad working conditions that farm workers labor under.

Granny says dem lefty liberals done took Congress hostage...
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Emergency war spending fails in House
WASHINGTON, May 15,`08 — House Republicans, accusing Democrats of “political games," blocked passage Thursday of a bill to fund military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The Democratic leadership had broken the war spending bill into three parts, expecting that Republicans would have little choice but to vote for the appropriations section, the Washington Post reported. Anti-war Democrats rejected that section while voting for measures that set policy limits on the Bush administration and to pay for expanded veterans' benefits as well as unrelated spending.

Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio asked Republicans to vote present, and 131 GOP members followed his lead. “We’re playing political games on the backs of our troops," Boehner said. President George W. Bush has said he would veto any bill that includes either the policy measures — a timetable for troop withdrawal and a requirement that Iraq begin funding its own reconstruction — and the other spending.

The Senate Appropriations Committee released a war spending bill similar to the House one, The Hill reported, including the policy measures and veterans benefits. The emergency appropriation would bring the total cost of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to $752 billion, with most of the money spent in Iraq.

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War funding measure passes...
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Congress passes Iraq war spending bill
Jun 26, `08 WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a $162 billion war spending plan Thursday, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office.

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The package, approved 92-6, includes a doubling of GI Bill college benefits for troops and veterans. It also provides a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits and $2.7 billion in emergency flood relief for the Midwest. The Senate, however, narrowly failed to approve a House-passed bill to cancel a scheduled cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients.

It also failed to resolve differences over home mortgage legislation and the administration’s electronic surveillance program. Those matters will await lawmakers when they return from a 10-day July break. The spending bill will bring to more than $650 billion the amount Congress has provided for the Iraq war since it started more than five years ago. For operations in Afghanistan, the total is nearly $200 billion, according to congressional officials.

Last week, the House approved the war funding measure, 268-155. The domestic add-ons were approved separately by a 416-12 vote. The White House has said it supports the combined measure, which technically allowed the measure to advance without senators having to vote specifically for the war funding, a distasteful matter for many Democrats. As for Medicare, a 10.6 percent reduction in doctors' payments remains scheduled to take effect Tuesday. It was triggered by Medicare spending levels that exceeded established targets.

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Enough to carry it on into the next administration...
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Bush Signs $162B War Spending Bill
Monday, Jun. 30, 2008 (WASHINGTON) — President Bush on Monday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation.

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“This bill shows the American people that even in an election year, Republicans and Democrats can come together to stand behind our troops and their families," Bush said in an Oval Office ceremony. Bush made clear to thank members of both parties in Congress, singling out some sponsors of the long-delayed, compromise measure for praise. His positive comments contrasted with the confrontational tone that has dominated the debate between Congress and his administration over Iraq.

The legislation will bring to more than $650 billion the amount Congress has provided for the Iraq war since it began more than five years ago. For operations in Afghanistan, the total is nearly $200 billion, according to congressional officials. “Our nation has no greater responsibility than supporting our men and women in uniform — especially since we’re at war," Bush said. “This is a responsibility all of us in Washington share, not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans."

The package approved by Congress includes a doubling of GI Bill college benefits for troops and veterans. It also provides a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits, $2.7 billion in emergency flood relief for the Midwest, and tens of billions of dollars for food aid, anti-drug enforcement, Louisiana levee repairs and many other items. The bill will fund the wars well into next year, when their fate will be in the hands of Bush’s successor.

It also gives the next president several months to set Iraq policy after taking office in January — and spares lawmakers the need to cast more war funding votes closer to Election Day. “Though it took more than 500 days for the new Congress to get it done, the combat forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will now have sufficient funding to carry out their missions through next spring," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said in a statement.

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