About time: Breaking news White House asks for 25 billion more for War

[tnitsuj]

I guess the pressure from Congress prompted them to finally ask for more money. Just a week ago Wolfowitz was saying they were fine through this year.

 

[arsbanned]

Bastards.

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: arsbanned
Bastards.

who? This is a good thing. They are not pulling the we don't need any money and don't know how much it will cost crap anymore.

Realism is creeping in.

 

[conjur]

We'll end up spending 3-4x that before the next year is up.

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: conjur
We'll end up spending 3-4x that before the next year is up.

based on what?? You have access to the Pentagons finance calculations?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: conjur
We'll end up spending 3-4x that before the next year is up.

based on what?? You have access to the Pentagons finance calculations?

Considering we've only barely begun construction, rebuilding, training, restocking munitions/weapons, etc.. And keeping a 135,000-strong force on the ground for at least a year. And, just good ol' gov't spending patterns.

 

[lozina]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Just a week ago Wolfowitz was saying they were fine through this year.

oops?

 

[DanJ]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
This is a good thing. They are not pulling the we don't need any money and don't know how much it will cost crap anymore.

Realism is creeping in.

No, they're pulling the we don't know how much it will cost but we know we need $25 million now and undoutedbly more sometime after that is blown.

 

[tallest1]

Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

 

[Spencer278]

I think we should take bets on how much money is going to be requested after the election, assuming this 25 billion will make it that far. It would be a really stupid move on bushes part if this request dries up a few weeks a way from novemember.

 

[smashp]

My Congressman, Who is on the armed forces commitee, Was on the the Local Radio Talk Show Yesterday and He Said About 50 billion was needed to get through the year.

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda.

We are not going broke.. and if you want to complain about government spending, complain about ALL of it.. not just the Iraq spending.. otherwise you are just being a hypocrit. I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

 

[DanJ]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

What exactly do you get out of this Iraq spending?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda.

We are not going broke.. and if you want to complain about government spending, complain about ALL of it.. not just the Iraq spending.. otherwise you are just being a hypocrit. I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

I'll take the words of Paul O'Neill and Alan Greenspan who fretted over the growing deficit 3 years ago. And nothing has been done to stop the growth of the deficit since then.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda.

We are not going broke.. and if you want to complain about government spending, complain about ALL of it.. not just the Iraq spending.. otherwise you are just being a hypocrit. I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

I forgot helping americans is the same as shooting Iraqis. Thanks for that clarification. If you want spending to go to this war, then you obviously want increases in social programs or you define yourself as a hypocrite. We really need new avatar. A loon one.

 

[Zephyr106]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda.

We are not going broke.. and if you want to complain about government spending, complain about ALL of it.. not just the Iraq spending.. otherwise you are just being a hypocrit. I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

I forgot helping americans is the same as shooting Iraqis. Thanks for that clarification. If you want spending to go to this war, then you obviously want increases in social programs or you define yourself as a hypocrite. We really need new avatar. A loon one.

Shooting brown people makes some Americans feel good, so Operation Iraqi Freedom helped America!

Zephyr

 

[MonkeyK]

Originally posted by: Crimson
I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

And I get a hell of a lot more from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs than I do out of this Iraq spending.

And I don't even personally take advantage of any of those programs (that I am aware of)!

What could be accomplished with 87Billion + 25Billion + ??Billion?

 

[fjord]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda.

We are not going broke.. and if you want to complain about government spending, complain about ALL of it.. not just the Iraq spending.. otherwise you are just being a hypocrit. I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

I'll take the words of Paul O'Neill and Alan Greenspan who fretted over the growing deficit 3 years ago. And nothing has been done to stop the growth of the deficit since then.

Yup--just one president ago--payed out the Nat' Debt--and we were on the surplus side.

Sighhh...

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda.

We are not going broke.. and if you want to complain about government spending, complain about ALL of it.. not just the Iraq spending.. otherwise you are just being a hypocrit. I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

What are you getting from this Iraq spending?

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda.

We are not going broke.. and if you want to complain about government spending, complain about ALL of it.. not just the Iraq spending.. otherwise you are just being a hypocrit. I'll tell you one thing, I get a hell of a lot more out of this Iraq spending than I do from welfare or countless other social programs and wasteful government programs.

What are you getting from this Iraq spending?

Security against a potential threat, payback for an insult and unfinished chore in 1991.

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: tallest1
Our children are going to go broke paying for all this crap. Thanks a lot Bush :|

And the previous dozen or so Presidents who contributed to the National Debt had nothing to do with it? Oh wait, that wouldn't fit your Hate Bush Agenda......

Gee, you are soooooo right. Its Clinton's fault we have a huge debt now isn't it? :roll:

 

[Strk]

I've heard we need around $65 billion to support the troops for the year. I believe I heard on c-span from Joseph Biden and Chuck Nagel.

 

[chess9]

Frankly, I'd be happy to offer as many security guarantees to y'all as Bush can. Just give me the $25 billion, give or take a few hundred million for my agent, and I'll be happy to give you the same results the U.S. government will get or BETTER. And more QUICKLY.

Let's all bend over for Bush....

-Robert

 

[chowderhead]

I will bet just about anything that if we had offered Saddam and his sons $25,000,000,000 to leave Iraq and be exiled to some island somewhere with their 777 wives, they would have accepted. :disgust:

We spent tens of billions bombing the hell out of Iraq just so we can spend tens of billions and hundreds of american lives rebuilding the country with war profiteering companies reaping all the benefits.

Where are the billions of dollars needed to repair/rebuild our roads, our schools, our urban and rural communities? Why is it that Iraq gets first priority while so many states of THIS UNION have to cut back.
The American people in my opinion is more and more being left behind by this administration in terms of trade, economic policy, foreign policy, you name it.

 

[beer]

Congressmen just need to fscking say no. It's already another vietnam, funny how people never learn