Bush plans to raise request from 75 to 100 Billion for Iraq war in 2005

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=604

War Funding Request May Hit $100 Billion

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration plans to ask for between $80 billion and $100 billion to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, rather than the $70 billion to $75 billion the White House privately told members of Congress before the election, according to Pentagon and White House officials.

Administration officials said yesterday they have not concluded how much money they will request in a "supplemental" spending package that is scheduled to go to Congress in January.

"There's work going on inside the department to understand what's needed, and there's work going on with the Office of Management and Budget," the Defense Department's chief spokesman, Lawrence Di Rita, told reporters yesterday.

But some analysts and government officials said the request is expected to run as high as $100 billion, bringing the total cost of operations in Iraq alone to well over $200 billion since the March 2003 invasion.

[DeaconBlues]

1. And Congress will give them every penny

Even the Democrats, who will be afraid of being accused of being "weak on defense."

How long till the U.S. economy collapses under the weight of all of Bush's follies?

[JI7]

2. disgusting looking motherfucker

[LibDemAlways]

3. Chimp could throw every last taxpayer dollar

at Iraq and it wouldn't make any difference. In a few years, after thousands more deaths, we'll be driven out in an exit reminiscent of our departure from Vietnam.

[Supersedeas]

4. there hard werk here and hard werk there and taxpayers in generations to

come who must confront the * lack of discipline.

[proud patriot]

5. wonder how much of this 100,000,000,000 will be lost by Halliburton

:eyes:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. OR...diverted to Iran and / or Syria when he invades those countries

...just like he diverted money from Afghanistan to Iraq. Then he'll need another $100 billion for Iraq...kind of like the folks who "borrow" from their Christmas fund and find that December is upon them.

It's a shell game! Guess which shell the $100 billion's under.

Every day I gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the words "Don't blame me, I didn't vote for him."

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