Weldon (R) Blasts Bushists on War Funding, Charges Political Game Playing!

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28903-2004Apr20.html

War May Require More Money Soon

By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 21, 2004; Page A01

Intense combat in Iraq is chewing up military hardware and consuming money at an unexpectedly rapid rate -- depleting military coffers, straining defense contractors and putting pressure on Bush administration officials to seek a major boost in war funding long before they had hoped.

Since Congress approved an $87 billion defense request last year, the administration has steadfastly maintained that military forces in Iraq will be sufficiently funded until early next year. President Bush's budget request for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 included no money for Iraqi operations, and his budget director, Joshua B. Bolten, said no request would come until January at the earliest.


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Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, charged that the president is playing political games by postponing further funding requests until after the election, to try to avoid reopening debate on the war's cost and future.

Weldon described the administration's current defense budget request as "outrageous" and "immoral" and said that at least $10 billion is needed for Iraqi operations over the next five months....

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1. Better our soldiers should die, than George look bad for a second.

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2. Let's see,10,000 Halliburton Hessians @ $350-$1,000 per day for one year.

Yup, that sounds about right.

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3. I am shocked!

Shocked, do you hear, to find out that Bushco is playing political games with the lives of our soldiers!
Just shocked.