Bush Asks For $46 Billion More For Wars

AP   |  ANDREW TAYLOR   |   October 22, 2007 03:21 PM


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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.

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- VivaZapata See Profile I'm a Fan of VivaZapata permalink

the neocon fascists think nothing of taking noexistent tax revenues and spend, spend spend. that's all they ever want to do. don't tax and spend. don't tax and spend. good logic, eh? reaganomics will always be with; hence, the poor will always be with us.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:43 AM on 10/23/2007
- coyote4 See Profile I'm a Fan of coyote4 permalink

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--------JUST SAY NO-----
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I think the CONSENSUS is that we need to see more activism and less politics from our Democratic politicians RIGHT NOW.

Americans are fed up with bullshit. No deals with the devil.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:11 PM on 10/22/2007
- VivaZapata See Profile I'm a Fan of VivaZapata permalink

spend spend spend. these big government repugnants don't care how many americans they ruin or how many lives it takes.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:40 PM on 10/22/2007
- Phideaux See Profile I'm a Fan of Phideaux permalink

Well Thelma and freaking Louise!

If we're gonna' go over a damn financial cliff... let's punch the fucking gas and get it on with it.

Sometimes you just have to let something break before you can fix it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:39 PM on 10/22/2007
- oregonrain See Profile I'm a Fan of oregonrain permalink

Jobs are outsourced to other countries, we get tainted toys and food from China. Our military is paid less than a private mercenary soldier (and paid by our govt, in a round about way). We are being overwhelmed by illegal immigrants , who bleed our local , and state services. Our civil liberties are almost non existent , and yet , MR. Bush wants us to dig deeper into empty pockets for MORE money . He however doesnt see it fitting to do anything about health care , or our infrastructures that are rapidy disentigrating , or , the enviornment , border security , or , the huge massive god damn debt we have with China !

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:26 PM on 10/22/2007
- edresearcher See Profile I'm a Fan of edresearcher permalink

And so it goes . . . it will never stop until Dubya's term is finally up. Now who do you think is more dangerous -- Bush or bin Laden?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:18 PM on 10/22/2007
- doinaheckofajob See Profile I'm a Fan of doinaheckofajob permalink

Bush is a lot crazier and dumber than Osama, and his sheeple are much more complient and easily led. I vote Bush for the most dangerous person in the world.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:34 PM on 10/22/2007
- ErnestineBass See Profile I'm a Fan of ErnestineBass permalink


Bush. Osama has been dead for at least four years.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:30 PM on 10/22/2007
- doinaheckofajob See Profile I'm a Fan of doinaheckofajob permalink

Bush is the ultimate wacko, and still the sheep follow him to the edge of the cliff and ask which way to go. Over the cliff says Bush. Okeedokee say the mindless conservatives and brainwashed democrats. The only one with a spine in our government is the wacko Bush and his evil side kick dick Cheney. Kick these sobs in the nuts and they will scream, but you have to kick real hard and you can not be afraid of a little screaming. Chickenshit dems will do what they are told I am afraid.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:15 PM on 10/22/2007
- TJTelecaster See Profile I'm a Fan of TJTelecaster permalink

Bush now wants to freeze out all the poor elderly and disabled this winter, for the sake of his insane criminal war-monging bullshit..!

So while their grand kids are fighting and dying their grand parents and kids will be freezing this winter..

Fuck rich kid scum bag..!

What a total fucker...!

"Compassionate Conservative:, what a fucking joke, what a piece of shit..!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:48 PM on 10/22/2007
- Nonamnesiac See Profile I'm a Fan of Nonamnesiac permalink

He IS a compassionate conservative. He's compassionate towards the wealthy, the corporations and the God-given right to enhance the wealth of loyal, incompetent cronies.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:12 AM on 10/23/2007
- RandyRanson See Profile I'm a Fan of RandyRanson permalink

The next President should demand a public accounting of all costs pertaining to the Iraq war, with a demand for full disclosure, a complete audit of every aspect of this Military Preemptive War on Iraq, with nothing left to circumstance, each and every department head, and their signed off signatures, all for verification of all the funds supplied and moneys spent. The audit, should be presented in full to the American people, and let the chips fall where they may, on anyone found to be cheating, including the previous President George W. Bush. With prison sentences and executions for those caught stealing from the country, on no more than the blood and death of all of the soldiers, who gave of their lives, in the cause, and the public, who's Treasury was robbed.

Military firing squads, should be at the ready, for that humiliating day, when the results are brought home to bear proof. This President has no trust, an audit is in order.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:43 PM on 10/22/2007
- Ipanema See Profile I'm a Fan of Ipanema permalink

Right on. These Repugs should be forced to account for their crimes while in office and there should prosecution of all the crimes committed by Bushit and his brown shirts!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:22 PM on 10/22/2007
- BuyRubles See Profile I'm a Fan of BuyRubles permalink

disagree. if i became president, i would give the US army one week to devise a plan for immediate withdrawal. if they refuse, they will be declared a terrorist organization.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:48 PM on 10/22/2007
- BuyRubles See Profile I'm a Fan of BuyRubles permalink

Meanwhile, US State Department says China's military buildup is unreasonable and, quite shockingly, unnecessary. Unfortunately, US policy goes beyond words and is eerily similar to Cold War rhetoric:

"But the top U.S. military officer, General Peter Pace, who visited China in March, says China's current intentions are not the most important thing for him. He says the U.S. military needs to plan based on China's growing capabilities, which could be put to a variety of uses in the future.

"The most important thing from my perspective is for the United States military to stay well out ahead of any potential adversary, so that we are properly prepared should somebody's intent change to deal with that threat when it arises," he said.

Yep, you heard it for yourself - we plan to outspend China. this is impossible considering China has 5 times the population and will overtake us economically in 50 years.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:38 PM on 10/22/2007
- godlessclif See Profile I'm a Fan of godlessclif permalink

We will outspend everyone combined. China spends about 50 billion a year on defense. That is what we spend in Iraq every three months. In fact China loans us the money to spend in Iraq.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:16 PM on 10/22/2007
- godlessclif See Profile I'm a Fan of godlessclif permalink

We spend about 600 billion a year on Defense. That is five times the 120 billion in defense spending
that is the combined defense budget of all 130 other countries in the world. 120 Times what China spends. Our defense spending is insane.

Do you seriously think be 2050 China will increase it's defense spending by anything like 1,000 percent.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:20 PM on 10/22/2007
- BuyRubles See Profile I'm a Fan of BuyRubles permalink

And Dick Cheney has the gall to criticize China's defense spending.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:27 PM on 10/22/2007
- researcher See Profile I'm a Fan of researcher permalink

demos give the billions for the war to bush jr please. my stock will go up if he can get that money. greatest president that ever lived. we cheered when he visited wall street. hope jeb decides to run in 2008.

just tell the demos they must support the troops and the generals want that money. the demos buy that one every time. nancy and reid have become my best friends. love them.

god I love wars. such money makers. when the going gets tough have a war. $$$$$$$$$$

one has to know how to invest thats all. greed is good for the pocket book if one knows how to invest.

my bonus last year for helping my clients buy military industrial stock was over 1/2 million dollars and I took it in euros. is that smart or what?

keep falling dollar as I am making money hand over fist in the money market. just tell the middle class a shrinking dollar is good to sell our exports. they bought the trickle down theory from reagan they will buy this fanasty lock stock and barrel.

a dumbed down middle class is good for america and we have mores.$$$$$$$$

god I love americans they love their two party system and I make tons of money off of both parties. go hillary. many of us on wall street sent hillary tons of money. she will do us right with iran and open borders for cheap corporate labor and free trade with china to enhance corporate profits. what a lady. my kind of person. $$$$$$$$$

signed
wall street guy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:26 PM on 10/22/2007
- ErnestineBass See Profile I'm a Fan of ErnestineBass permalink

researcher

Are you being sarcastic, or are you serious?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:33 PM on 10/22/2007
- ajax2 See Profile I'm a Fan of ajax2 permalink

Bush Asks For $46 Billion More For Wars
It's so exciting to be Bush.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:25 PM on 10/22/2007
- talkingdog See Profile I'm a Fan of talkingdog permalink

What people seem to forget is he just asked for 50 + billion, like within 2 months.

$46 billion sounds much better. It's less.


????????

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:20 PM on 10/22/2007
- oregonrain See Profile I'm a Fan of oregonrain permalink

We havent forgotten ..........Were keeping track , Make NO mistake about that .

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:45 PM on 10/22/2007
- fact finder See Profile I'm a Fan of fact finder permalink

The President proposes, Congress disposes. Bush can ask until hell freezes over unless the two faced prostitutes in congress give him the money it is just S*&&^ in one hand and ask in the other. See which gets full faster.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:13 PM on 10/22/2007
- StillAmused See Profile I'm a Fan of StillAmused permalink



Or, the arsonist waves off the five-gallon cans and asks for a fucking tanker to be backed up to the fire.

It's every man for himself, kiddies... the bus driver's unconscious.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 PM on 10/22/2007
- olivia See Profile I'm a Fan of olivia permalink

Surprise!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 PM on 10/22/2007
- paixa3 See Profile I'm a Fan of paixa3 permalink

yes, really !!!!!

...and the dumb shits congress will give it to him. I am tired of congress being traitors to the USA citizens.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:09 PM on 10/22/2007
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