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House would let administration shift Iraqi rebuilding money to security
The Associated Press ^ | September 29, 2004

Posted on 09/29/2004 4:34:22 PM PDT by conservativo

CAPITOL HILL The House has given the Bush administration permission to shift three-point-five (b) billion dollars from Iraqi rebuilding projects to improving security and speeding job creation there. The request was sparked by an ongoing insurgency that has put many contractors well behind schedule.

Democrats have used it to launch campaign-season accusations that President Bush had an inadequate blueprint for rebuilding Iraq.

Without the change, the White House could shift only 800 (m) million dollars without congressional approval.

Though the administration insisted last fall that lawmakers approve more than 18 (b) billion dollars urgently for reconstruction, barely a (b) billion has been spent.

The measure now goes to the Senate.

(Excerpt) Read more at kesq.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: appropriations; bush; congress; iraq; newbie; rebuildingiraq

1 posted on 09/29/2004 4:34:22 PM PDT by conservativo
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To: conservativo
Sounds like a winning idea.
DUBYA="W" for WINNING.
2 posted on 09/29/2004 4:39:13 PM PDT by starfish923
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To: conservativo; Mo1; Howlin; Peach; BeforeISleep; kimmie7; 4integrity; BigSkyFreeper; RandallFlagg; ..
rebuilding projects to improving security

To me that looks like a parallel shift, they are one in the same.

3 posted on 09/29/2004 4:40:27 PM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: starfish923

You're right in that. And in sKerry's name, the F stands for "Failure!"


4 posted on 09/29/2004 4:41:57 PM PDT by conservativo
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To: OXENinFLA

Interesting...


5 posted on 09/29/2004 4:42:10 PM PDT by conservativo
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To: conservativo
You're right in that. And in sKerry's name, the F stands for "Failure!"

The "F" is for "Failure"? Lol. That's a good one.
Rush calls him John "Effing" Kerry. Lol. That's al-most as good as "Puff Daddy" Daschel and Ted "Hic!" Kennedy.

6 posted on 09/29/2004 5:26:29 PM PDT by starfish923
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To: starfish923

Thanks! I just kind of thought of it and laughed and decided that it would be fit for my response.


7 posted on 09/29/2004 5:44:39 PM PDT by conservativo
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