Posted on 03/31/2007 3:12:54 PM PDT by neverdem
WASHINGTON, March 30 The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has estimated that the Army has enough budget flexibility to pay for its military operations through July in the event that a standoff between the White House and Congress over Iraq holds up the money the administration says it needs for the war effort.
The services report, made public Friday by Senate Democrats, said the Pentagon may have to shift money between accounts and curtail some nonessential activities, but said Congress has provided the military with new ability to do so, lessening the potential for disruptions until additional money is approved.
Democrats quickly seized on the findings by the service, which is the research arm of Congress, to defend their handling of the legislation to pay for military operation in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the administration stepped up its efforts to accuse them of delaying money and putting American forces at risk.
The back-and-forth suggested that both sides are digging in for a pitched public relations battle over who bears responsibility for holding up the money, should Mr. Bush veto it because of Congressionally imposed timelines for withdrawing troops from Iraq.
At the White House, Dana Perino, a spokeswoman for the president, took Congress to task for leaving on an Easter break without finishing a final bill to pay for operations through Sept. 30.
The president was surprised to learn that Congress went on vacation today and that the House didnt bother to appoint any conferees in which to help try to reconcile the differences between the Senate and the House bills, she said. And so I dont know how much work is going to be able to get done while theyre away.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, said the report showed that the administration was overstating the...
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Once again the slimes covers the rat's rear.
I will be glad to stand on a corner with a militart boot and a sign that says, "doing the job that congress won't" Anyone interested in picking a day and joining me, all over the country?
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The last time a Democrat Congress cut off all U.S. Funding for a then Free People to fight for their own Freedom with, came:
Pictures of a vietnamese Re-Education (SLAVE LABOR) Camp
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts
.."JOURNEY from the FALL".. MoviePremieres = Fall of Saigon CLARITY..
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806248/posts
NEVER ever AGAIN
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Count me in. Meanwhile, the bastards in DC will have blood on their hands, but they dont care, so long as it is American blood.
What's the difference if the funds run out in April, May, June or July. The result is the same until the dems come up with their next bright idea of how to cut and run without taking responsibility for their actions. The public at large will not stand for the dems beating their drums about supporting the troops but not the mission much longer. If they were smart the dems, and the repubs for that matter, they would propose increasing the current end strength of our military far beyond what is planned today. Repeated and extended tours of duty in a combat zone are causing wear and tear on military personnel and equipment. I know some Marines who are just starting their 4th tour in the Iraq sphere of operations. I fear the NCO ranks will be depleted in the not to distant future if the tempo of operations keeps up at the current or even higher rate if we are forced to respond to a provocation from the likes of the Iranian mullahs.
Yeah, like one can believe the CRS.
Media covers the Democrats flank, again.
If the GOP were cutting off funding like this instead of Democrats, the Times front page would be a sob story about a worried soldier in Iraq risking his life and asking plaintively why the st*p*d Congress can't get its act together.
Why do our guys have to worry about their funding at all? Aren't they supposed to be fighting a war, or did I miss something?
Pelosi won't like that at all. Need to pass more legislation for the will of the people.
He absolutely MUST stretch it to Spring 2008 to make it THE campaign issue.
Little pissy leftist puke democrats better get their butts in gear and get a real bill done and fund the troops. We need a line item veto for the President.
Reminds me of the local school teachers bumper stickers
"When schools are fully funded, the Army will have to hold bake sales for bullets"
OR some such non-sense. Getting to be too true of late.
Except the schools are not fully funded either.
In ancient times the Praetorian Guard would have protested the Roman Senates decision most strenuously.
Why do our guys have to worry about their funding at all? Aren't they supposed to be fighting a war, or did I miss something?
Exactly.
Is the Military supposed to ration their Bullets because
no one knows if they will have any more supply?
Wouldn't it be cool, if Iraq takes up where our loser democrat terrorist loving congress leaves off? What I mean is, wouldn't it be great if the Iraqi government started sending checks to the Pentagon? That would be a stick in the eye of Pelosi - although, I am not sure it would be legal.
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