Majority Opposes Bush's $190 Billion War Funding Request

Washington Post   |  Jon Cohen, Dan Balz   |   October 1, 2007 06:31 PM


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Most Americans oppose fully funding President Bush's $190 billion request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a sizeable majority supports an expansion of a children's health insurance bill the president has promised to veto, putting Bush and many congressional Republicans on the wrong side of public opinion on upcoming foreign and domestic policy battles.

The new Washington Post-ABC News poll also shows deep dissatisfaction with the president and Congress. Bush's approval rating stands at 33 percent, equal to his career low in Post-ABC polls. Congressional aproval is even lower: Just 29 percent approve of the job the Congress is doing. That is Congress's lowest approval rating in this poll since November 1995, when Republicans controlled both the House and Senate, and represents a 14-point drop since Democrats took control last January.

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- TLV I'm a Fan of TLV 120 fans permalink

Looks like it's Bush against everyone - even Russia. Could he be any dumber?

"TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Reza Aghazadeh said on Thursday that he predicts a document will be signed on completion of Bushehr nuclear plant ahead of President Putin's visit to Tehran.

Aghazadeh told reporters upon his arrival from Vienna that Russian President Vladimir Putin is to pay a visit to Tehran to take part in the Caspian Sea Summit mid October.

He said that currently the Iranian and Russian experts are studying the completion of Bushehr power plant and delivery of fuel by Russia."

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=153403

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:39 PM on 10/01/2007
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And there is this re; Putin.

He's going for the long haul.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/10/02/001.html

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:45 PM on 10/01/2007

tlv, Go to www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20060222&aeticleId=2032

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:48 PM on 10/01/2007

forgot to say will explain just how long this has been in the works. Follow all links.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:49 PM on 10/01/2007

link does not work google it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:50 PM on 10/01/2007
- TLV I'm a Fan of TLV 120 fans permalink

Your link didn't work but here's more flies in Bush's ointment..­..Iran is refining Iraq's oil because either we have bombed the hell out of their refineries or insurgents have. What fun.

Now - what was that danged war about?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:03 PM on 10/01/2007

"That the media are no longer much interested in Iraq is a sure sign things are going well there. Instead, they're talking about the presidential campaign, or Burma, or global warming, or . . . whatever.

Why? Simply put, the news from Iraq has been quite positive, as Petraeus related in his report to Congress. Consider:

• On Monday came news that U.S. military deaths in Iraq fell to 64 in September, the fourth straight drop since peaking at 121 in May and driving the toll to a 14-month low.

• Civilian deaths also have plunged, dropping by more than half from August to 884. Remember just six months ago all the talk of an Iraqi "civil war"? That seems to be fading.

• The just-ended holy month of Ramadan in Iraq was accompanied by a 40% drop in violence, even though al-Qaida had vowed to step up attacks.

• Speaking of al-Qaida, the terrorist group appears to be on the run, and possibly on the verge of collapse — despite making Iraq the center of its war for global hegemony and a new world order based on precepts of fundamentalist Islam.

• Military officials say U.S. troops have killed Abu Usama al-Tunisi, a Tunisian senior leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who was responsible for bringing foreign fighters into the country. Not surprisingly, the pace of foreign fighters entering Iraq has been more than halved from the average of 60 to 80 a month.

• Last month, 1,200 Iraqis waited patiently in line in Iraq's searing heat to sign up to fight al-Qaida. They will join an estimated 30,000 volunteers in the past six months — a clear sign the tide has turned in the battle for average Iraqis' hearts and minds.

• Finally, and lest you think it's all death and destruction, there's this: Five million Iraqi children returned to school last week, largely without incident, following their summer vacations.­"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:32 PM on 10/01/2007
- Beelzebul I'm a Fan of Beelzebul 55 fans permalink
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Up your meds if you believe what you're posting.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:43 PM on 10/01/2007

Point out any facts you'd care to dispute.

Please provide links or sources.

Otherwise, just admit that good news for America is anathema to Democrats.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:52 PM on 10/01/2007
- consrevil I'm a Fan of consrevil 3 fans permalink

bla bla bla....bla bla bla bla

Thank you Tony Snow, glad you found new employment with the bush War House.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:44 PM on 10/01/2007
- MI6troll I'm a Fan of MI6troll 25 fans permalink

Reesie is pulling a ghostsofbl­oggingbitc­hcap'ngrah­am.

Flag early and often.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:31 PM on 10/01/2007
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Here is a fun idea. Freeze government spending to current expected receipts. Let Congress determine priorities that lie within current means.

Join me in a big laugh.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:29 PM on 10/01/2007
- MI6troll I'm a Fan of MI6troll 25 fans permalink

bwaaaaaaaa­aaaahahaha­hahahaha

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:32 PM on 10/01/2007
- chronic I'm a Fan of chronic 71 fans permalink
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Lets see how fast the Democratic leaders Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi can run to the White House with that 190 BILLION US DOLLARS on a silver platter.

At the same time I bet they will knock down and jump over most of the republikkkans in thier effort.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:34 PM on 10/01/2007
- forpeace I'm a Fan of forpeace 319 fans permalink
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"chronic
Lets see how fast the Democratic leaders Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi can run to the White House with that 190 BILLION US DOLLARS on a silver platter...­..........­."
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As sad as it is, you are right about Democratic leaders.

One must be either Stupid or Delutional to believe US Foreign Policy will change if there is Red or Blue in charge!

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:42 PM on 10/01/2007

Oh, you sound a little disillusioned.

Don't tell me you actually believed all the lies Reid, Pelosi, and Clinton have told you.

I could have saved you the heartache, but would you have listened?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:44 PM on 10/01/2007
- TLV I'm a Fan of TLV 120 fans permalink

Tricky Dick, the loonie Bush patterns himself after:

http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/30/late-late-sunday-the-mantra-of-shrub/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:29 PM on 10/01/2007
- TLV I'm a Fan of TLV 120 fans permalink

Then Bill didn't illegally lie about Monica.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:30 PM on 10/01/2007
- geobushono I'm a Fan of geobushono 15 fans permalink

skip the election.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:23 PM on 10/01/2007
- Amennyc I'm a Fan of Amennyc 16 fans permalink
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it's a joke. With the world in such a state and Bush such a baffon, the media, such as Hardball, has nothing better to do than spend time analyzing Hillary's laugh. Just what could that laugh mean????
Why do they hate us, leads me to hate us even more. You have a media that is way to bored to cover the petty. Going after Bush and the Congress for allowing this war of lies to continue. Mindless of all the chaos that has been created, how and why Hillary laughs is the important issue in their eyes. Sad and pathetic.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:37 PM on 10/01/2007
- Beelzebul I'm a Fan of Beelzebul 55 fans permalink
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The Dems continue to fund this war because they believe if they don't, they won't get re-lected. That's exactly the type thinking they used when voting YES on the Iraq War Resolution.

What they're doing again is putting their political futures ahead of the lives of American soldiers. That, to me, is every bit as repulsive as anything the Repubs are doing.

Every soldier that dies, is dying for political purposes, and nothing else. And both parties are equally as responsible.

Both parties, with a few individual exceptions, make my skin crawl.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 PM on 10/01/2007
- forpeace I'm a Fan of forpeace 319 fans permalink
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Bush does what Bush wants!

What the Majority wants is Irrelevant.

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:18 PM on 10/01/2007
- Amennyc I'm a Fan of Amennyc 16 fans permalink
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Bush has nothing to lose and nothing has ever been done about the obvious. The war was based on lies, billions spent on an illegal war, torture, katrina, habeas corpus, terri is she dead yet schiavo, rendition, osama at the local club med, you name it... Congress continues to eat the bbq right out of his hand. Personal sex life? Impeachment. Almost 4,000 US soldiers dead for a lie... priceless.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:32 PM on 10/01/2007
- bushmocker I'm a Fan of bushmocker 7 fans permalink

I hate to say it but I think it's pretty obvious by now.The Dems know they can do whatever they want even if it's not what the constituents want,what are we gonna do,jump up and down while screaming I'll vote Republican if you don't listen to me?They are taking advantage of their base and pissing off a lot of people with nary an explanation or apology for going against the faithful.K­ind of takes the blush off the rose.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:18 PM on 10/01/2007
- Thalia I'm a Fan of Thalia 162 fans permalink

The problem for the Democrats is that they have a bully for a president and an independent constituency that punishes them if they don't hear them.

The gift for Republicans is that they have a constituency that never holds them accountable or answerable.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:41 PM on 10/01/2007
- JoJoGunner I'm a Fan of JoJoGunner 18 fans permalink

Good point. The Repubs are robots.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:53 PM on 10/01/2007
- JackMonroe I'm a Fan of JackMonroe 2 fans permalink

You know, let me give it to you straight. For what the boy is spending on this war he could pay all the illegals to go home, give us universal health care, and fill up the Social Security coffers - or even just divi that money up amongst us and makes us all grateful to him and his party. But no, the boy opted for a quagmire, an loser in the Middle East, a lost cause, a boondoggle. Has anyone thought of just sitting the boy and overseer Dick Cheney and just asking them what exactly in hell are they up to? Maybe they just need a good talking to? A little detention?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:15 PM on 10/01/2007
- TLV I'm a Fan of TLV 120 fans permalink

But if Bush did the things you listed he'd actually be accomplishing something. That was never his plan.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:18 PM on 10/01/2007
- Beelzebul I'm a Fan of Beelzebul 55 fans permalink
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You can choose not to vote, or to vote third party. It baffles me why people believe you need to vote Dem or Repub. However, it doesn't baffle those running as a Dem or Repub. They know most Americans have a "us against them" mentality, and will vote for their team.

Everytime.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:25 PM on 10/01/2007

Most Americans oppose George Bush, his administration, and his enablers in Congress and the appointments he made to run the Executive Branch Agencies. This article is not news.

News would be that the plan for eternal war is actually being challenged; in Congress, on the streets, and in the homes and workplaces of this once great nation. You and I need to be told that people are organizing against the evil and corrupt elite ruining this country, and that there is broad support for such organizations. Instead we are being told that it's the same old, same old crap. Everyone complaining and no one doing anything.

Move On did something. Many resigned Generals did something. Daily Kos does something. Huffpo does something. Many people are doing something. We are hopeful it is not too late. Do something with us.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:14 PM on 10/01/2007
- KRANKY I'm a Fan of KRANKY 14 fans permalink

When the normal, legal, civil course is completely ineffectual; when law-abiding people are trapped in a corner...t­old that there is NO recourse against criminals in high place, TOLD that we had better suck it up and accept fascists in our midst...

Then the law is an ass, and the people must wrest control from those that willfully refuse to prosecute and obey the law.

We can be martyrs and statistics, or we can make the enemies of democracy.­.. martyrs and statistics.

It is time to choose.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:38 PM on 10/01/2007
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It's doesn't take courage to put money in your own pocket.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:14 PM on 10/01/2007

Why put more funding on ILLEGAL WAR of Bush? To do so, is putting our men and women in more danger. Cheney/Bush should send their children to Iraq to fight for their war to own the oil fields.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:11 PM on 10/01/2007
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INTRODUCTION TO REPUBLICAN ECONOMICS:

Spending $500 Billion of US Tax dollars to rebuild and provide services to the people of Iraq is "sound economic policy". Doing the same for the people of the USA would be "socialism".

Aloha.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:03 PM on 10/01/2007
- TLV I'm a Fan of TLV 120 fans permalink

Then why is the Bush administration blaming the Iraqi government for the reconstruction projects that AREN'T getting done? Sound economic policy? Hmmmph!

And the oil would pay for all of it. Hmmmph, again!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 PM on 10/01/2007
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That's almost right humu.

But they aren't exactly spending that money on rebuilding and providing services to the Iraqi people.

They still are without electricity the majority of the day,maybe a couple of hours if they're lucky and water is scarce.Not to mention there is an outbreak of cholrea.

If the money was being spent to do those things I don't think they would be leaving their country in droves.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:22 PM on 10/01/2007
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Cholera

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 PM on 10/01/2007

They are paying for control...­or some semblance.­..and already have it here. Its a shame tho', isn't it?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 PM on 10/01/2007
- lisakaz I'm a Fan of lisakaz 27 fans permalink

I am disgusted by yet another rubber stamp for Bu$h. What will it take for this to STOP ALREADY!?!?! He's rachetting up war with Iran too. Are they going to be sheep about that, like with that "non-binding" fraud passed.

Be very afraid folks. Our Constitution is on life support and the Dems seem uninterested in saving it. If there is war vs. Iran, you can kiss '08 elections good-bye.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:00 PM on 10/01/2007
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