Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Senate Approves Yet More War Money


Oops, they did it again. I must agree with my friend (contributor and commenter, Lesto). Stop the funding, and the war ends. But for some reason, the Democrats are terrified that they'll be accused of "not supporting the troops."

There is no doubt that the FOX "News"/Talk Radio spin machine would be at tsunami force. But, is there not ONE Democrat that can put together a coherent statement, repeated in a loop (like the Republicans do), explaining that there is enough money available to get the troops OUT of Iraq, without funding MORE war? Apparently not.

[Excerpt]

Senate approves $150B in war funding

WASHINGTON - Thwarted in efforts to bring troops home from Iraq, Senate Democrats on Monday helped pass a defense policy bill authorizing another $150 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The 92-3 vote comes as the House planned to approve separate legislation Tuesday that requires President Bush to give Congress a plan for eventual troop withdrawals.

Read more at: News.Yahoo.com

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