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House passes Iraq war funds bill backed by Bush [By a vote of 268-155....]
Reuters ^
Posted on 06/19/2008 5:24:15 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
House passes Iraq war funds bill backed by Bush Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:14pm EDT
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved enough new money to wage wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year, while abandoning attempts to set deadlines opposed by President George W. Bush for withdrawing American combat troops.
By a vote of 268-155, the House approved $165.4 billion for the two wars, with most of the money going to Iraq. But lawmakers were expected to reduce that funding level to $161.8 billion in a subsequent vote in order to make room for some other spending initiatives.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 110th; bush; congress; defensespending; democratsarelosers; iraq
To: Sub-Driver
The despicable Grandma Pelosi made some hideous statement how SHE was not for this...she was seething. Keep going, Dems, approval ratings of Congress are still in the teens.
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posted on
06/19/2008 5:30:26 PM PDT
by
Miss Didi
("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
To: Sub-Driver
By a vote of 268-155, the House approved $165.4 billion for the two wars, WHAT two wars? The War On Terror, and what other war are we involved in?
The War On Terror has two campaigns, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
I hate the leftists for successfully separating Iraq from the war. It's like saying Iwo Jima was not part of WW2.
And The stupid, vapid, TV-watching American Sheep will never wake up.
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posted on
06/19/2008 5:40:01 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
06/19/2008 5:43:53 PM PDT
by
used2BDem
(Navy Vet (Navy Mom))
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
06/19/2008 5:48:51 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(http://www.iraqvetsforcongress.com ---- Get involved, make a difference.)
To: Miss Didi
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posted on
06/19/2008 5:50:21 PM PDT
by
Sub-Driver
(Proud member of the Republican wing of the Republican Party)
To: Sub-Driver
So did my Congresswoman Maloney...figures.
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posted on
06/19/2008 5:53:56 PM PDT
by
Miss Didi
("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
06/19/2008 6:21:46 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
To: Sub-Driver
Too Funny. The Dems are such a pack of lies.
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posted on
06/19/2008 6:28:03 PM PDT
by
Hattie
To: Sub-Driver
I think it’s disgusting that we have to beg these damn Democrats once a year to fund the war. If they had any patriotism or loyalty to the troops, there would be no question about funding it.
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posted on
06/19/2008 6:54:24 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
To: Miss Didi
Keep going, Dems, approval ratings of Congress are still in the teens.
Are they really as HIGH as the teens...
I thought single digits were more like it.
But then there are a lot of convicted felons and drugee's that have opinions...
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posted on
06/19/2008 7:48:12 PM PDT
by
topher
(Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
To: popdonnelly
"I think it’s disgusting that we have to beg these damn Democrats once a year to fund the war. If they had any patriotism or loyalty to the troops, there would be no question about funding it."
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posted on
06/19/2008 8:18:44 PM PDT
by
musicman
To: Old Sarge
“WHAT two wars? The War On Terror, and what other war are we involved in?”
It must be a war on the Enemedia, that’s the 2nd biggest risk to American security after Al Qaeda!
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posted on
06/19/2008 10:01:26 PM PDT
by
WOSG
(http://no-bama.blogspot.com/ - NObama, stop the Hype and Chains candidate)
To: Hattie
Too Funny. The Dems are such a pack of lies.
More like a pack of fly larvae....
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posted on
06/20/2008 12:02:53 PM PDT
by
gimme1ibertee
(Liberals (and RINOS) act as if stupidity were a virtue.)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
With their tails between their legs, at least they’ve got something there now...
Bush Praises US Congress for Cooperation on FISA, War Funding
(President Bush wins again)
VOA | 6/20/2008 | VOA
Posted on 06/20/2008 9:36:16 AM PDT by tobyhill
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033931/posts
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posted on
06/24/2008 9:44:12 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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