2007 $160 billion supplemental appropriation to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

[joe1347]

A Staggering New Bill For Iraq?
Jessica Holzer and Matthew Swibel 11.09.06, 6:00 AM ET

The U.S. armed services have requested a $160 billion supplemental appropriation to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the remainder of fiscal year 2007--a staggering amount that, if approved by the Defense Department, may hasten the showdown between resurgent congressional Democrats and the Bush administration over the budget-busting War on Terror.

The request--which will likely include all costs related to the war on terrorism--far surpasses the $94 billion supplemental authorized earlier this year to fund the ongoing wars as well as hurricane recovery in the Gulf and is nearly double the $82 billion Iraq war supplemental outlay of 2005. It comes within days of Republicans' stunning losses in the midterm elections and the resignation of embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld


http://www.forbes.com/beltway/2006/11/08/iraq-appropriatons-bill-elect-biz-wash-cx_jh_1109iraq.html

I guess that it's just a coincidence that the request for an extra 'unforeseen' $160 Billion supplemental comes a just few days after the midterm election.

I don't think that Bush will be able to use the 'soft on Terrorism' and support our troops spin (yet again) to easily push this one through.

Maybe even the Neocons will wake up and realize that the Iraq Fiasco is a massive cash sinkhole that is weakening the US Economy.

 

[Charlie Monoxide]

Dang, I was hoping for another tax cut ....

Charlie (got lots from Bush) Monoxide