2007-10-27 06:34:28 · 4 answers · asked by glenn 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No. The War Department Insufficiency Act of 1863 allows overspending in several areas regarding the troops: Transportation, Medical Services, Clothing, are among those categories. During the Vietnam conflict, Defense Secretary Melvin Laird cited that law to a Congressional committee to justify the bombing of Cambodia. Laird said it was under the "transportation" category, because they were transporting bombs.
2007-10-27 06:57:24 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sincerely hope they get the troops to come home. But with the deficit spending the current Congress does, who cares about spending another $190 billion. Bush might call back home a couple thousand troops before the election.......big deal!
2007-10-27 07:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Regardless of what funding gets passed, or who wins the next election, we're going to be a while. When was WWII over ? We're still in JApan and Germany. When was Korea over ? Ditto. We've been on a UN mission to Bosia/Kosovo for how long ?
2007-10-27 07:11:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There will have to be some kind of funding for soldiers to return. However, no funding request has been denied so far and the indications are that none will be.
2007-10-27 06:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by rance42 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋