Bush, in Shift, Taps Into Emergency Iraq Funds

[Bluebear]

(Note: is a "shift" a....FLIP FLOP?)


By Adam Entous

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has begun tapping its $25 billion emergency fund for the Iraq war to prepare for a major troop rotation and intense fighting this fall, administration officials said on Tuesday, despite the White House's initial insistence that it had enough money.

The Pentagon has already used more than $2 billion from what was dubbed its "contingency reserve" fund.

The money is being used to ramp up production of armored Humvees to support the troop rotation, as well as to buy body armor and bolster fuel supplies, the officials told Reuters.

The decision to use the $25 billion in Iraq reserves underscores growing concern within the administration about the rise in anti-American violence in Iraq.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&e=6&u=/nm/20040921/ts_nm/iraq_usa_funding_dc

[cthrumatrix]

1. translation ...less for people...more for companies

[Bluebear]

7. Bingo.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Translation the offensive is coming after November 2nd

[Sandpiper]

3. Good thing we have such transperancy and accountability

About where the $200 billion we've already spent has gone.

*SNARF*

[KurtNYC]

4. "Flip Flop" has such a negative connotation

"Shift" is much nicer ;-)

[Bluebear]

6. Yes, Kerry flip flops, Bush "readjusts"

American media 101

[BayouBengal07]

5. Flip! Flop! Flip! Flop!

*Waves hands in air back and forth*