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- yakimushi, on 10/28/2007, -5/+148Let's not provide health care to children though. That would be such a waste of taxpayers money...
- fairley7, on 10/28/2007, -4/+119According the Center for Defense information, the US is now spending more on the military than at any time since WWII (even adjusting for inflation). The $196.4 billion is on top of a gigantic military budget. The US now spends as much on "defense" as the rest of the world combined. I hope you feel safer. I don't.
- inactive, on 10/26/2007, -2/+98Bush said, "Our men and women on the front lines should not be caught the middle of partisan disagreements in Washington, D.C."
I agree. Get them out of Iraq and they won't be caught in a partisan disagreement. - rnwen2750, on 10/26/2007, -4/+63"Other security needs" = invasion of Iran.
- Bossy, on 10/26/2007, -1/+55Just in time for: "Bin Laden (Audio) Asks Iraq Insurgents To Unite." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7057282.stm
Pure ***** coincidence. - inactive, on 10/26/2007, -1/+54Tomorrow, he will get it. Thanks Dems for doing such a great job at pretending to be against this war.
- WestonP, on 10/26/2007, -3/+48What a disgusting waste of money and human life this whole mess is.
- vroom101, on 10/26/2007, -3/+47We the People of the United States of America ARE NOT billionaires and trillionaries! It's time for the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate to say in a loud and clear voice: no! No! NO!
- Shaman760, on 10/26/2007, -3/+40As southern california sits and burns, GWB will not allow Camp Pendleton Marines to assist in the fire abatement. All he has to do is give the word but he has not. Judging from his record in the past, looks like SoCal is going to have our own brand of Katrina at the hand of this inept douchebag of a non-leader.
- d3lta, on 10/23/2007, -2/+32In other news, Halliburton shares just went up 1.25%. Analysts recommend buying/holding until at least Nov 2008
- greekgoat91, on 10/26/2007, -2/+30what the *****
does this guy know how far in debt we are already? - duniyadnd, on 10/23/2007, -1/+28A little research before your comments would be so fruitful:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/washington/15cnd ... - SammyJr, on 10/23/2007, -0/+27So why is it the government's responsibility to maintain an occupation of a foreign country that never attacked us and is of no threat to us?
I'd rather the government spend my tax dollars on domestic issues - you know things that help people at home rather than blowing my money on a wild war orgy overseas. - rcook18, on 10/23/2007, -2/+28We are creating new terrorists with this money.
- Touchy610, on 10/26/2007, -1/+27Didn't we just give the ***** almost 150 billion dollars for this ridiculous mess already? I mean, I know the government "lost" 9 billion dollars of it already, but COME ON. When the ***** is this mess going to end. And don't say when he gets out of office, because I highly doubt that will be the end. We're going to be dealing with this *****, and every other *****-up that little chimp and his posse of worshipers has made, for years to come.
- cissystrut, on 10/26/2007, -1/+25When in our great democratic system did it become government vs. citizens?
- inactive, on 10/23/2007, -1/+25Don't worry dude... it's all on credit.
- postingbh, on 10/26/2007, -1/+22Congress should ask the oil companies to get this round. Next one's on Halliburton and Blackwater.
- jstepno, on 10/26/2007, -1/+22So stupid for him to say "If you don't fund them, they'll be going into battle without ammunition and body armor"
If there is no money for the war, the troops don't fight period. They'll be forced to pack everything up and leave. - jerrolds, on 10/26/2007, -4/+24Bwahahah is he ***** serious?!??!
Oh wait..he is. /cry - DangerMouse9, on 10/23/2007, -1/+20@kingfoot
You're so right, I can't tell you how many times radical Muslims have suicide bombed the McDonald's I wanted to go to. - PhoenixCE, on 10/23/2007, -2/+20How about equal health care for all citizens.
- walkingdogs, on 10/23/2007, -1/+18there is no country in the middle east that is a threat to us. If I may clarify for you it was a group of radicals that attacked us. It would be like the bloods or crips attacking Iraq. There was no direct involvement by any government over there. Tell me one COUNTRY in that region that has the means to attack the US soil. oh yeah, Not one.
- Chode2235, on 10/26/2007, -2/+18Why is this so f'in crazy, why doesnt any of this make sense? :
"My job is a decision-making job. And as a result, I make a lot of decisions.... I delegate to good people. I always tell Condi Rice, 'I want to remind you, Madam Secretary, who has the PhD and who was the C student. And I want to remind you who the adviser is and who the President is.'... I got a lot of PhD types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, 'Mr. President, here's what's on my mind.' And I listen carefully to their advice. But having gathered the device [sic], I decide, you know, I say, 'This is what we're going to do.' And it's 'Yes, sir, Mr. President.' And then we get after it, implement policy."
President George W. Bush
Lancaster, Pa., October 3 - drmangrum, on 10/26/2007, -0/+16What's really sad, is a bulk of the money doesn't even make it to the military. There are still many junior enlisted that live on food stamps and substandard housing. When I was in the military, there were times we couldn't print ( either no toner or no paper )...and this was just a couple of years ago. There are times when combat squadrons would have to scrub training missions due to lack of fuel.
I would love to know where all this money goes, cuz it sure doesn't make it to the military. - 4degrees, on 10/23/2007, -1/+16exactly, bush knows how far in debt "WE" are... not him.
- Goldbricker, on 10/26/2007, -1/+16When I think of the lifestyle as Americans that we SHOULD be living it makes me sick to my stomach. We waste so much of the wealth of our nation foolishly that it truly saddens me.
- nick911, on 10/23/2007, -0/+15
Imagine what the world would be like if we took all of the money we killing people and use it for educating the next generation and investing in wind, solar and hydro energy generation. We are killing our brave men and women and innocent lives in other countries for oil. And at the same time we are slowly killing our selves as well. Tell me this, if we finally know that smoking is bad for your health, and we have outlawed it in most public places, why is there no concern for the air that we breath that has been tainted by carbon emissions? Why can't you sit in your garage with the car running? Oh yeah, it will kill you. At what point do we all wake up to the fact that those who benefit from oil profits will do EVERYTHING in their power to keep this system going. This isn't an American problem, a Democrat isn't going to solve this issue, a Republican isn't going to solve this issue, this is a global issue. It is the same problem with trying to win a nuclear war, no one wins a nuclear war. If we do not start working together as one race, the human race then we are all doomed. - duniyadnd, on 10/24/2007, -3/+17And Republicans... they're both to blame in this mess!
- joot2112, on 10/26/2007, -2/+16...and this is in ADDITION to the 460 BILLION dollars allocated for "DEFENSE"!!
- inactive, on 10/22/2007, -3/+17Full Article, complete with Bush remarks
WASHINGTON - President Bush asked Congress on Monday for another $46 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and finance other national security needs. "We must provide our troops with the help and support they need to get the job done," Bush said.
The figure brings to $196.4 billion the total requested by the administration for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere for the budget year that started Oct. 1. It includes $189.3 billion for the Defense Department, $6.9 billion for the State Department and $200 million for other agencies.
To date, Congress has already provided more than $455 billion for the Iraq war, with stepped-up military operations running about $10 billion a month. The war has claimed the lives of more than 3,830 members of the U.S. military and more than 73,000 Iraqi civilians.
Bush made his request in the Roosevelt Room after meeting in the Oval Office with leaders of veterans service organizations, a fallen Marine's family and military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The White House originally asked for $141.7 billion for the Pentagon to prosecute the Iraq and Afghanistan missions and asked for $5.3 billion more in July. The latest request includes $42.3 billion more for the Pentagon — already revealed in summary last month — and is accompanied by a modified State Department request bringing that agency's total for the 2008 budget year to almost $7 billion.
Bush said any member of Congress who wants to see success in Iraq, and see U.S. troops return home, should strongly support the request.
"I know some in Congress are against the war and are seeking ways to demonstrate that opposition," Bush said. "I recognize their position and they should make their views heard. But they ought to make sure our troops have what it takes to succeed. Our men and women on the front lines should not be caught the middle of partisan disagreements in Washington, D.C."
Democrats were not swayed.
"We've been fighting for America's priorities while the president continues investing only in his failed war strategy — and wants us to come up with another $200 billion and just sign off on it?" said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "President Bush should not expect Congress to rubber stamp his latest supplemental request. We're not going to do that."
The State Department is requesting $550 million to combat drug trafficking in Mexico and Central America, $375 million for the West Bank and Gaza and $239 million for diplomatic costs in Iraq.
Top House lawmakers have already announced that they do not plan to act on Bush's request until next year, though they anticipate providing interim funds when completing a separate defense funding bill this fall. Bush asked lawmakers to approve the request before the holidays.
"We must provide our troops with the help and support they need to get the job done," Bush said. "Parts of this war are complicated, but one part is not, and that is America should do what it takes to support our troops and protect our people."
Congress already has approved more than $5 billion for new vehicles whose V-shaped undercarriages provide much better protection against mines and roadside bombs. It's likely that Congress will quickly grant $11 billion more to deliver more than 7,000 of the vehicles.
The delays in submitting the remaining war funding request were in part due to unease among congressional Republicans about receiving it during the veto override battle involving a popular bill reauthorizing a children's health insurance program.
The request also includes $724 million for U.N. peacekeeping efforts in the war-torn Darfur region in Sudan, $106 million in fuel oil or comparable assistance to North Korea as a reward for the rogue nation's promises to cease its efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Another $350 million would go to fight famine in Africa.
For the Pentagon, the latest request includes:
_$1 billion for military construction projects, including improvements at airfields and other U.S. bases in Iraq.
_$1 billion to expand the Iraqi security forces.
_$1 billion to train National Guard units.
All told, the $189.3 billion Pentagon request for 2008 includes:
_$77 billion for military operations and maintenance.
_$30.5 billion for to protect U.S. forces from roadside bombs, snipers, and other threats.
_$46.5 billion to repair and replace equipment that has been damaged or destroyed in combat or worn out in harsh conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Associated Press writer Deb Riechmann contributed to this report in Washington. - Brainclone, on 10/26/2007, -2/+15The dollar is at an all time low... and he wants more to bankrupt us even further?
Take care of our homeland first, then fight for more resources. Right now, if any other country tries to attack us, we will suffer too many deaths because of our crippled military. - ducksauce001, on 10/23/2007, -0/+13Ok wait, he doesn't want to approve the health insurance bill for kids because it is costing TOO MUCH. Let me see, the health insurance was going to be paid by increasing cigarette taxes = higher prices on cigarettes = more people quitting = better health for us all = driving health insurance down). Why can't we just bring home the troops, and that'll cut the war funding by half, and just focus on protecting our country domestically by investing in better technology to fight terrorisim and increase benefits for our troops? Damn, I should be President.
One more thing, increase in cigarette tax = less friends from the tobacco industry for Dubya. - musntSurfatWork, on 10/24/2007, -1/+13Yes they (he) knows, what is your point? America's working population of 300+ mill is fueling the cause of the top $1%. Happy living y'all.
- Innova69, on 10/23/2007, -2/+14New terrorists = New future military contracts.
It's a win-win situation if you're sitting behind the right desk (no pun intended). - DestroyFascism, on 10/23/2007, -1/+13USA = Hijacked by corporate interests.....
- soulpunisher, on 10/26/2007, -0/+11this can only mean more taxes....I don't want to pay anymore taxes :(
- Shaman760, on 10/22/2007, -0/+11Right now I could give one flying ***** about Halliburton, Iraq, etc. All I know is that Camp Pendleton sits right about 5 miles from the whole epicenter of what's turning into the West Coast version of Katrina, and all someone's gotta do is pick up a goddamn phone and say "help fight fires" to the base. They want to but cannot. And this needs to be exposed.
Slashbot I can only hope that your domicile is threatened as is ours. I have 5 friends who are now homeless effective since 4am today. I'm sure you will sleep in your own bed tonight.
I can look outside and see the smoke plume headed my way and I'm not too happy.
Prick. - neodorian, on 10/23/2007, -1/+12I don't mind paying some taxes if they go to bettering our infrastructure and well-being as a nation. Bombing the ***** out of pissant dictators and instigating civil wars are not things I want to pay taxes to fund.
- Innova69, on 10/22/2007, -1/+12It's just amazing how all of these 'events' like Bin Laden's tapes and push for more Haliburton/Balck Water dollars are coordinated at the same time.
The "War on terror" sure is a catchy tune and cover for extortion of the people via the United Corporation of America. - thedarkrabbit, on 10/26/2007, -3/+14digg user requests transfer to new government...
- uptown, on 10/26/2007, -1/+11....but ... but ... I was saving that $46 million for his attack on Iran.
- inactive, on 10/22/2007, -0/+10Iran has nothing to do with extremist Moslem terrorism that spills over into the West. There is no evidence for it. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, is the major force behind extremist Moslem terrorists like Bin Laden.
- giveer, on 11/06/2007, -0/+10Y'know, I'm reading your (ridiculous) comment, and from that, one could say that it sounds like you're admitting that the US needs help from other countries to get a job done.... Now, c'mon there sport, that doesn't sound "***** Yeah" American, now does it? Hmmmmmmmm.....
Welcome to having a clue. There's lots. Help yourself. - Neuticals, on 10/26/2007, -0/+9It's only money, right? We're the wealthiest nation in the world, right? We've got money to burn, right?
No big deal. - supaklaw, on 10/26/2007, -1/+10Welcome to the third world America, King George is democratizing poverty.
- Taciturn, on 10/24/2007, -1/+10Seriously. I felt like throwing a party when the Dems retook Congress, but they've spent the past year spitting on my idealism.
- zioxide, on 10/23/2007, -1/+10actually, we elected al gore.
- skinjob1, on 10/26/2007, -2/+10Nice you read the neocon talking points for the week. BTW nobody is buying this crap anymore. Our soldiers and true patriots want us out of Iraq ASAP. We have plenty of fighting left to do in Afghanistan. Even the Marine commanders state publicly that they want to redeploy to Afghanistan.
- MacGruber, on 10/22/2007, -2/+10It's not about connecting dots to Iraq, it's about exposing how inept Bush's administration is at domestic leadership.
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