America wants to see an end to trillion-dollar war money pitIt's

[Maggie_May]

President Bush was obviously pleased last week when Congress put the final touches on a defense spending bill that will earmark another $50 billion for military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"This funding will help us continue to hunt down the terrorists, pursue our strategy for victory in Iraq and make America more secure," he said in a statement.

But there are many others, and count us among them, who grow increasingly alarmed at the amount of money that has been spent, and will continue to be spent, in the two trouble spots.

The $50 billion — which military commanders say should last until May — hadn't even been approved yet and the Pentagon was already reportedly in the early stages of drafting yet another wartime request for twice that amount.

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[cliss]

1. I've always said that this war will come to an end

when the money runs out. No amount of pleading, demonstrating with signs all around the world, no Cindy Sheehan protesting down at the ranch will have an effect on these hardened men.

No amount of flag-draped coffins will move them. No amount of anger, frustration and ill-will around the world will sway them. They've got an agenda for the rest of us, and they've only gotten started.

But THERE IS ONE THING THAT WILL STOP THEM, and it's money. Or the lack of money. I truly pin all of my hopes that this war of aggression will suck the treasury dry, so they will have to pull up their stakes and go home. Soon.