Posted on 02/14/2005 10:16:27 AM PST by CitizenHelper
WASHINGTON - President Bush was poised to officially ask Congress Monday for an estimated $82 billion to cover the costs of continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and a myriad of other internationally related expenses, including training Iraqi security forces and aiding victims of the tsunami.
The White House was to send the supplemental budget request to Capitol Hill late Monday, White House press secretary Scott McClellan told reporters.
Included in the request is $74.9 billion for the Defense Department, including $5 billion for transforming Army divisions and brigades and $5.7 billion for training and equipping Iraqi military and police, according to a federal official familiar with the supplemental.
The remaining money in the supplemental request includes $950 million to help areas affected by the recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean; $350 million to aid the Palestinians; $400 million to reward nations that have taken political and economic risks to join U.S.-led coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan; money to help build a U.S. embassy in Baghdad; reconstruction funds for Afghanistan; and money for the Darfur region of western Sudan where a 2-year-old civil conflict has left tens of thousands off people killed and more than 2 million displaced.
In a written statement on this issue earlier, President Bush had said the special appropriation would support U.S. troops and help the United States "stand with the Iraqi people and against the terrorists trying desperately to block democracy and the advance of human rights."
The Army wants to use the $5 billion to convert 33 brigades and regiments about 30 of which are organized into 10 divisions into a force of 43 to 48 brigades that would operate more independently.
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And yet, you said you had to leave and you still posted. Priorities don't run rampant with you, I take it.
Well then is "preparation" is sabotaging the future war. To date were scrapping a badly needed aircraft carrier, rolling back the construction of new navy ships, slashing the F-22 program, and cutting who knows what else in order to pay for this excursion into Iraq.
Let's not be silly and make things up, OK? (Although the Stepford Wife thing was silly and made up, so why should I be surprised that you did it again?)
Check the times of my posts. There are more than five hours between them. Two college classes have been taught in the interim, thank you.
And yet somehow, your teaching and your mindless blathering on politics with no serious regard for real issues seem to meld perfectly. Go figure.
Actually, I don't care about anything important at all.
I'm SO thankful there are smart guys like you to help me see the error of my ways, Shadow.
You're my new hero! I'll try to start being serious about life now that you've called me on it.
(Forget about the fact that I'm a military Mom whose son spent over a year in Iraq. I never gave that a serious thought at all, NO siree bob! Just a flake....that's what I am! ROFLOL!)
DOubtful. The fact that you blindly follow without asking questions seriously calls into question your capacity for rational thought.
Now, I have actually discussed the issue on this thread with other adults here, so unless you have something intelligent to say to me regarding the issue itself,
Okay. Bush is a liberal. If a RAT president had proposed such an enormous amount of spending, conservatives would have screamed bloody murder. Now that it is "our guy" who resides at 1600, spending orgies are a-okay to folks like you.
I'm going to use every ounce of self discipline I have and not tell you what I really think of you, other than repeating that you are completely ignorant of what I think and who I follow or don't follow.
As I have said before, I've discussed this issue rationally with other rational people. Since you are not one of them, I will waste no more time with you.
Blindly follow yourself somewhere........
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