Bush to ask for $70 billion in partial 2009 war funding (Reuters)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Anybody taking bets on how long it will take for congress to cave and give it to him?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080128/pl_nm/usa_budget_pentagon_dc_2;_ylt=Alevt11xEpKdHlny2Bxus6ME1vAI

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration will ask Congress next week for $70 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other related operations for part of the 2009 fiscal year, the Pentagon said on Monday.

"We'll send up the fiscal year '09 budget (next Monday)," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "It will have a request for an emergency allowance to support activities related to the global war on terror into 2009 ... in the amount of 70 billion."

The funding would be in addition to the administration's request for the regular Pentagon budget which is to be presented next week.

Since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, Congress has approved $691 billion to pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and such related activities as Iraq reconstruction, the Congressional Budget Office said last week.

Of the total, the CBO estimated that $440 billion had been spent on the war in Iraq.

[babylonsister]

1. No bets from me, and no faith in Dems from me either. nt

[MzNov]

2. He'll ask for 70B and the Dems will be forced to give him

much more. Making Dems look even weaker and more supportive of "their" war.

:banghead:

[Johonny]

3. but the 19 billion

in Democratic earn marks are destroying the balanced budget!

[ladjf]

4. Give him NOTHING.

[debbierlus]

5. And, they will give him every dime

And, on it goes....