President Bush asks for extra $42 billion for wars

[Poiuyt]

Breaking on CNN

www.cnn.com

[Joanne98]

1. grrrrrrrrrrr

[havocmom]

2. He got another 'great credit offer' in the mail from China

And since he doesn't have to worry about taking care of sick kids...

[Turbineguy]

3. I notice he is flanked

by some people who are conspicuously "Iraq IED fodder" in age.

[mattomjoe]

4. and, of course, he'll get it, too

[Waya]

5. Yup......

.....can't shake loose $35 billion for American children - but can find $42 billion more to kill Iraqi kids.......makes ya prouder'n'shit, don't it?

[KansDem]

13. The Bush/GOP Legacy...

No $$$ to help American kids
Plenty of $$$ to kill Iraqi kids

[juno jones]

14. and our kids too.... n/t

[hatrack]

6. As Southern California burns down . . .

Great timing, Chimp!

:puke:

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Is that for the week ending Nov 1?

[capi888]

8. Halliburton made a 19 M profit...

I guess they need more money...What a load, CA burning, economy in the ditch, no jobs, and NOT one mention of the needs of American citizens. The stock report of Hallibuton really peed me off. Everyone else is in the craper except his buddies....ugh!!!!!!:grr:

[AndyA]

9. Congress: There's only one response to this request:

NO! NO!
NO! NO!
NO! NO!
NO! NO!
NO! NO!
NO! NO!
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NO! NO!
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NO! NO!

(One for each of the fifty states, and another for D.C. which should have representation: NO!)

[tandot]

10. HMMM. $42 billion for a war or $35 billion for health care for poor children in the US.

I can't make up my mind on which one to pick.

Money for killing more people or money to save the lives of our neediest children?

Just in case some need it:

:sarcasm:

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Pelosi & Reid will cough this up with barely a whimper.

I'm getting use to the rubber stamp Democrats.

[Poiuyt]

12. AP is saying that Bush is asking for $46 billion

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.

more -

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_war_spending;_ylt=AkxzccLBQRPrs3VOvhW1Jias0NUE