U.S. military goes hungry in Afghanistan

Leave Barry Alone!!! He’s got to cut corners somewhere to pay for this:/S

Obama’s Billions For Jihad
Obama’s 2009 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Pandemic Flu was revised and “passed by the full committee.” Not sure what the next step is, but based on the summary, it gives billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to countries and entities that support Sharia law and/or harbor, hide and support those who want to destroy the U.S. and our allies.

Read the summary from David Obey’s office that was quietly released last week with nary a word from any media.

• $3.6 billion, matching the request, to expand and improve capabilities of the Afghan security forces

• $400 million, as requested, to build the counterinsurgency capabilities of the Pakistani security forces

• Afghanistan: $1.52 billion, $86 million above the request

• West Bank and Gaza: $665 million in bilateral economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza

• Jordan: $250 million, $250 million above the request, including $100 million for economic and $150 million for security assistance

• Egypt: $360 million, $310 million above the request, including $50 million for economic assistance, $50 million for border security, and $260 million for security assistance

• Pakistan: $1.9 billion, $591 million above the request

• Iraq: $968 million, $336 million above the request

• Oversight: $20 million, $13 million above the request, to expand oversight capacity of the State Department, USAID, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan to review programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq

• Lebanon: $74 million

• International Food Assistance: $500 million, $200 million above the request, for PL 480 international food assistance to alleviate suffering during the global economic crisis

• Refugee Assistance: $343 million, $50 million above the request, …including humanitarian assistance for Gaza. Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency programs in the West Bank and Gaza is limited to $119 million (Note: Gaza = Hamas)

• Disaster Assistance: $200 million to avert famines and provide life-saving assistance during natural disasters and for internally displaced people around the world, including Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, the Middle East and South Asia

• Peacekeeping: $837 million for United Nations peacekeeping operations, including an expanded mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a new mission in Chad and the Central African Republic

• Department of Justice: $17 million, matching the request, for counter-terrorism activities and to provide training and assistance for the Iraqi criminal justice system

i received this reply from MomofMarine that I linked this story to.

My son is a Marine Gunny Sgt. presently in Afghanistan. A few days ago, I sent him that article and asked him if it is true. Here is his reply, which I received today: “Not in the slightest.”

Believe me, I can easily believe any horror story regarding this administration, so when I heard our troops were going hungry, I was livid. Now I am glad to know my son and his Marines aren’t starving over there while they are putting their lives on the line for us. There is plenty to complain and worry about these days, but this isn’t one of them.

My reply to her and all of you is:
I am glad it is not true...for him. Gods speed to him and Gods blessing to both of you!
I had another freeper say it is. I am wondering how many different units there are and are some well supplied and others not? I just want to get to the bottom of this!!!!
Any help would be appreciated...............And I do thank you for your reply. That makes me feel a little better. I too was very upset when I read this and have been posting it every where I can ever since. I just wrote my Delegate (Con Glenn Nye) about it.

Folks where do we go from here...if this is a non story, great but if it is true...I MUST do something.

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