Hill braces for Iraq request...

[Insane3D]

Washington Post @ MSNBC

Sept. 5 ? Lawmakers in both parties expressed surprise yesterday at the newly disclosed White House estimates for spending in postwar Iraq and said they will demand many details President Bush has withheld so far, including an exit strategy and a multiyear forecast, as the price of their support. The White House has told congressional leaders to expect a budget request of $60 billion to $70 billion for occupying and rebuilding Iraq next year. White House officials said yesterday that the request is still in flux, and could be closer to $50 billion. The plan could be submitted within the next two weeks, Capitol Hill sources said. The unexpectedly high amounts reflect a White House conclusion that Iraqi oil revenue and allies? contributions will be less than estimated before the war, the sources said. The result is likely to be weeks of scrutiny of Bush?s mission in Iraq. Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, said that before approving tens of billions of dollars to continue U.S. operations in Iraq, he wants to see ?the light at the end of the tunnel.?

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

The result is likely to be weeks of scrutiny of Bush?s mission in Iraq. Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, said that before approving tens of billions of dollars to continue U.S. operations in Iraq, he wants to see ?the light at the end of the tunnel.?

What a horribly accurate cliche . . . can you say "train?"

 

[jpeyton]

There is no light at the end of the tunnel. We declared a "War on Terror", remember? That means as long as terror exists on earth, we are at war.

Har har.

 

[tnitsuj]

The president will ultimately get all the funds he wants. The congress has never (and rightly so) pulled funding from a president with troops in the field. It just doesn't happen.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc

The result is likely to be weeks of scrutiny of Bush?s mission in Iraq. Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, said that before approving tens of billions of dollars to continue U.S. operations in Iraq, he wants to see ?the light at the end of the tunnel.?

What a horribly accurate cliche . . . can you say "train?"

As in "train wreck"?