Democrats veto Iraq spending
Those pesky varmints have been at it again with the Democrat controlled House of Representatives voting to reject further military funding for the two fronts - in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The bill would have provided the Pentagon with $162.5bn to keep the two wars going but included add-ons wanted by the Democrats.
Republicans withheld their votes in protest, allowing the war funding bill to be defeated by 149-141…
...The House did pass two components of the bill that call for extended education benefits for returning soldiers and for President George W Bush to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within 30 days of the bill becoming law.
The Senate will be debating the bill shortly.
If we consider that Bush will veto any bills which are set to hamper US efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan, this can simply be seen as shameless politicking with the lives of US service personnel.
Attempts to withdraw funding for this military action are ignorant of the fact that we have a moral obligation to see this through until Iraq and Afghanistan are stable, secure and able to stand alone. Cutting and running will create such a power vacuum that the region could be plunged into an even worse situation that it is in now and would inevitably alienate yet more people, making the world an even more dangerous place for Westerners.
Move_Zig
robert108
Nunez
likwidshoe
ellinas
Hoss