Can you believe the house declined passing this appropriations bill for the troops?

Question

How will Bush get the needed money to our troops? Do you think he will take it from somewhere else or am I going to be screwed when I go to Iraq now and be underfunded?

@coragryp…

Yah I think he will take it from another fund, which probably isnt the best idea but at least I will still have SOME support from America while im in Iraq.

I agree, he is not emporer, although I believe he is doing the right thing, congress has the last word and as an American I cannot complain about that, they were legitimately elected.

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@ DON J

"BUSHBOTS don't need training, equipment, and medical. they are expected to die. "

Your a moron, if you think the rpesident really wants to kill the troops he would be doing things completely different, its bad politically and just not something anyone wants.

Bushbots? Better than being a HillaryBot aka Autonomous Terrorist Entity.

@ Cheri B

"You need to stop watching Fox Noise, you have been misinformed again. The House did pass the bill, now it's Bush's turn to deny the troops their funds with a veto or sign it. "


I dont' watch Fox or any TV for that matter. Secondly, I hear that the senate passed it but Bush didnt want them sneaking their stuff in the bill like they did and he demanded a clean bill, and then the House now just denied it so its a moot point.

I just heard it on the radio news like 10 minutes ago so I dont ahve all the details.

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@ Cori J

"So Congress is not going to deny the funding and still send the troops, that would be absurd."

Well the surge is still happening, without this money though it will take longer to get everyone there, tahts why they needed the extra money. And actually they have denied the funding despite more troops being sent.

Thank you for your support!

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@ THE ROCK


"When you're under orders to do something that you know will be suicide...... do you still do it? "

This mission is hardly a "suicide" mission, infact it has been so well managed that Hisotricly speaking the death rate is outrageousely lowl, only 3,450! In other conflicts we would lose that many trying to take one hill!!

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@ BarB

"Please make sure you have ALL the facts instead of being a boob and parroting what you hear on some whacked out radio show or Faux News. "

You dont understand, it wasnt a clean bill, along with all those great things they passed such as funding, it clearly stated that EVEN IF THERE WAS SUCCESS THAT WE WOULD WITHDRAW ANYWAYS.

Therefore surrendering while your in the middle of winning, who the F*ck does that?

Answer 1

Contrary to popular belief, Congress controls spending, not the President. And Congress actually INCREASED the amount of money going to the troops, with certain criteria to be met.

So the bill give what the President asked for, and then some. The only difference is that a timetable for withdrawal was inserted.

I, personally, would rather have the troops (you included) here in America defending US and not in Iraq as cannonfodder. I wish you a safe deployment.

Answer 2

Did you watch the complete hearing or did you get your information from Rush Limbaugh?

The house passed a comprehensive bill that would fund the troops, make sure they are well equipped, well armed, increased the time before the soldier is sent back for another tour, gave timelines to measure success of the Iraqis to start taking care of their own business.

The bill actually gives about 20 million MORE than the president requested.

Of course, the idiot in the white house already announced he would veto it.

Of course, then, the troop funding will be left up in the air and they will have to start redeploying them home as they run out of money.

Please make sure you have ALL the facts instead of being a boob and parroting what you hear on some whacked out radio show or Faux News.

Answer 3

Didn't you hear? Congress passed the appropriations bill. Now it's Bush, who is threatening to veto it. Taking money that is not appropriated from somewhere else is illegal and unconstitutional. Congress gave Bush the authority to remove Saddam Hussein from power and eliminate the Weapons of Mass Destruction, which were supposed to be a threat to us. The former is done the latter never existed. Congress is completely within its rights to recall the troops. The American people spoke loudly and clearly last November what they want from Congress.

Answer 4

I understand your dismay...however I think that congress is sending a message to the bushies that we are done with this war that should never have taken place.

Also, Bush does need congressional approval, outside of unusual circumstances, to commit more troops. So Congress is not going to deny the funding and still send the troops, that would be absurd.

Thank you for your service to our country, and I hope you get to stay home and safe!

Answer 5

You need to stop watching Fox Noise, you have been misinformed again. The House did pass the bill, now it's Bush's turn to deny the troops their funds with a veto or sign it.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Bush may take it from other discretionary spending that has already been allocated, until that runs out.

Or Bush may need to knuckle down and accept the fact that he's not a king and that the Constitution gives Congress sole power to allocate funding as an independent branch of govt.

Congress is doing their job, by the Constitution. Bush is just going to have to get used to that.

Answer 8

why should you be different than anyone else, the troops have been under maned and under equipped the entire time they have been over there, and we have spent billions of dollars already, so what makes you think if we give him more money it will reach the troops? in all your posts of yours that i see you only seem to be able to recite things that have been said over and over again, you don't seem to be able to ask an original question, and all your political slants are so one sided, you should try and think for yourself, you sound like a parrot, bahhh bush is good everyone else bad bahhh!!

Answer 9

I can't believe that GWB hasn't upped the military budget to cover the costs he knows there will be rather than keep going back to Congress asking for emergency funds. After 4 years you'd think he'd have a clue about the costs.

Answer 10

The Dems are simply trying to create another Vietnam. By underfunding the troops that is what you get and then they will blame it on Bush.