To: Ranger; Dog; Cap Huff; NormsRevenge; kellynla; Grampa Dave; blam; McGavin999; MEG33; ...
While Bush wanted to decide exactly how his requested $25 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan would be spent, the House limited his control to $1 billion of the money. The rest was assigned to 22 specific accounts, such as $674 million earmarked to provide armor for Humvee vehicles.
2 posted on
06/23/2004 1:31:25 PM PDT by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Has Rush been removed from Armed Forces Radio and replaced with Al Franken now?
3 posted on
06/23/2004 1:51:35 PM PDT by
fhlh
("Work Harder.... Millions of people on welfare are counting on you!!!")
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"The rest was assigned to 22 specific accounts, such as $674 million earmarked to provide armor for Humvee vehicles. " Equally divided between vendors in the districts of the members of the House Armed Services Committee, with two shares for the Speaker, one share for the majority leader, and half shares for the minority leader, whips and assistant leaders.
4 posted on
06/23/2004 1:56:06 PM PDT by
bayourod
(Can the 9/11 Commission connect the dots on Iraq or do they require a 3-D picture?)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
House Approves Defense Spending Bill With $25 Billion for Iraq, Afghanistan.
How much is for AMERICANS?
How much is for "nation building", "winning the hearts and minds" and "building infrastructure"?
How about, "One more beheadding and we're going to level bagdad and you people can fend for yourselves"?
5 posted on
06/23/2004 1:56:21 PM PDT by
WhiteGuy
(Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...)
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