JIM RUTENBERG
"President Bush on Sunday called for Congress to provide financing for the Iraq war “with no strings attached.” And he defended his decision, made formal this weekend, to send more than 8,000 more troops to Iraq and Afghanistan by saying they would be dedicated to training and support missions."
He has requested a bill for 100 billion dolllars for emergency spending that will be put towards aiding the several thousand new troops that he is placing in Iraq and Afghanistan in the coming months. He wishes that congress will grant the money without any specific requirements of mr. Bush, however:
"Democrats in the House are pushing a proposal that would require Mr. Bush to certify that the Iraqi government is meeting a series of benchmarks; without that certification, the withdrawal of American troops would begin in July."
I think that this is both good and bad: congress does not need to battle Mr. Bush on the situation, but we do need to think about pulling out troops if nothing is getting done.
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Wow, I really can't believe it.
The 9/11 report made so many recommendations, and Bush just seems to keep doing the exact opposite. 100 Billion Dollars? Does he know how much 100 billion is, and how much good it could do if that much money just randomly went into something of use...like education, health care reform, or something domestic to that extent? What are we getting from this war? And why does he keep doing more about it when public opinion, Congress, verterans, and so on just keep saying that it needs to stop or at least start withdrawing to some extent? Can we seriously fight this Iraq war forever?
Secondly. I'm not sure I understand how you are saying that Congress should stop battling Bush (implying that the financing the war is a good thing?), but in the same sentence consider the possibility for troop withdrawl. I'm not sure which side you're supporting.
Finally, see this as a point of emphesis.
I know exactly what you mean about that sentance. In all honesty, I'm not sure what i believe anymore after all i have read. I think that 100billion is a whole lot of money, but i am aware that we need to continue on with the work the troops are doing there. My wishes, however are that we could bring them home.
Thanks for your post!
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