Reid & Pelosi on JR:...'Bowing to demands'---Bush protecting his bankers

[rodeodance]

.......'Bowing to demands'


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7163567.stm

.......Congressional Democrats accused President Bush of giving in to a threat from the Iraqi government to withdraw all of its assets from US banks.

"We understand that the president is bowing to the demands of the Iraqi government, which is threatening to withdraw billions of dollars invested in US banks if this bill is signed," said Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in a joint statement.

Overall, the bill authorises $696bn (£348bn) in military spending, including $189bn for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, for the 2008 financial year.

It also provides funding for troops returning from war and sets out conditions for the acquisition of new missile defence systems.

[MonkeyFunk]

1. I hope they do nothing

Bush vetoed it, it's his problem. Or at best, send him another version of the same bill.

[rateyes]

2. Prediction:

The Congress will give Bush everything he wants. No.strings.attached.

They now have a chance to do the right thing and either defund this war, or at the least tie funding to troop withdrawals...but, they won't do it.

You can always count on cowards to act cowardly.