Pentagon Expected to Request More War Funding

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sent by Fiore since 16 days 23 hours 19 minutes, published about 16 days 16 hours
The nation’s top military officer said Wednesday that he expected the Pentagon to ask Congress in the next few months for emergency financing to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though President Obama has pledged to end the Bush administration practice of paying for the conflicts with so-called supplemental funds that are outside the normal Defense Department budget. The financing would be on top of the $130 billion that Congress authorized for the wars just last month. The military officer, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not say how much additional money would be needed, but one figure in circulation within the Pentagon and among outside defense budget analysts is $50 billion.
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  1. #1    cut them off
    written by PHred42 since 16 days 23 hours 17 minutesPHred42
  2. #2    and keep this in mind

    http://www.1psheet.com/wp-content/ChartsGraphs/GlobalMiltaryspend2009.gif
    written by PHred42 since 16 days 23 hours 4 minutesPHred42
  3. #3    Thanks for that link, PHred. I've seen it before, but it never fails to shock me.
    written by Fiore since 16 days 20 hours 13 minutesFiore
  4. #4    Give the requested 50 billion dollars to the VA instead because they're going to need it. At least nine US soldiers/cops were KIA and 27 wounded at Fort Hood, Texas today. Getting busy at the VA.
    written by bluefin since 16 days 15 hours 12 minutesbluefin
  5. #5    Give Pentagon only enough money to buy hanging rope for all their war criminals, including first and foremost bushwa and his dick.

    With the rest of the money, give us all single-payer health care, and fund Kucinich's Department of Peace.
    written by Malgoska since 16 days 12 hours 58 minutesMalgoska
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