Bush reportedly seeking $80 billion more

[Roon]

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration plans to announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, administration and congressional sources said Monday

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6862777/

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. What? Leaving is such sweet sorrow?

[bif]

2. Dupe.

See three entries down.

[maxsolomon]

3. Aren't we spending a Billion a Day?

iraq is the nail in the coffin of the american hegemony.

OBL thought circles around our government.

[baby_bear]

4. Put it in the damn budget

It just steams me that he refuses to count his wars as part of federal funding. What a slimeball. And what idiots Congress is comprised of if it lets him get away with it.

b_b

[Psephos]

5. The "bright" side is there's no cash left for other adventures n/t

[Beetwasher]

6. We Sure Are A Nation Of Suckers

And you know what? We deserve it. We deserve everything we get. We really do, because we do nothing to stop it. Thank you sir! May I have another! Sad and pathetic.

[Historic NY]

7. Oh lets see another 80 billion thats not included in the budget.........

smoke & mirrors at work again..........wait Mr * we do have that Social Security surplus we can tap.

[saigon68]

8. I GUESS SENIORS DON'T NEED THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS

Or hungry children to be fed.

[mom cat]

9. or their social security.

[EVDebs]

10. What ? Rumsfeld can't even account for $2.3 trillion ...

CBS news reported that "War on waste"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/29/eveningnews/main325985.shtml

"""According to some estimates we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions," Rumsfeld admitted.""

I suggest putting stop payments on all military industrial complex checks until they find that missing 20% of GDP ! Then we'll see how fast they can wrap up the funandgames in Iraq-nam.

BTW, I hear Nguyen Cao Ky is secretly running for President of Iraq !

[Wapsie B]

11. $2.3 trillion ?

Holy frigging christ. And how much would a national health insurance plan cost? Just send a tiny slice of that 2.3 to me. Think I'll become a defense contractor.

[Moderator]

12. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1179413