Army running out of payroll cash, DoD says

[unhappycamper]

Army running out of payroll cash, DoD says
By William H. McMichael and Rick Maze - Staff writers
Posted : Tuesday May 6, 2008 20:15:01 EDT

In an announcement that puts troops and their families in the middle of a political dispute, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that the Army will not be able to pay soldiers after June 15 unless Congress approves an emergency war funding bill.

The claim drew a quick rebuke from Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, who is working on such a bill.

Murtha said there is no threat to military paychecks and that it is inappropriate for the Pentagon to try to involve soldiers and their families in a political dispute over how much money is needed to pay for ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and exactly when the money is needed.

However, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell was very clear in a meeting with reporters.

“June 15th is the last payroll the Army at this point can make without congressional action,” he said.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/05/military_emergencyfunding_050608w/

[glowing]

1. Cool, the wars all over the world are over.

[Ian David]

2. Now Bush is holding our soldiers hostage. What a buch of fucking assholes the Repukes are. n/t

[tavalon]

5. Not news, is it?

[eShirl]

3. I thought payroll was part of the regular budget?

an expense whether we're "at war" or not?

[thunder rising]

4. You GOTTA pay the mercenaries (Blackwater) or they join the other side

Mercenaries have no sides, they only have a paycheck.

[tavalon]

6. Does the military pay Blackwater?

I mean, directly. I thought the money had to be laundered first.

[tavalon]

7. This needs to go to the greatest page

Our soldiers shouldn't be treated like this. They should get their paychecks and Congress should give the tiny little warlord earmarked money for immediate troop withdrawal, nothing more.

A girl can dream, can't she?

[OwnedByFerrets]

8. Great, take that payroll from the contractor payroll.......

lets call it even. Its worse than bad when $600 fucking billion isnt enough to fuck over the world.:mad:

[Hydra]

9. So where is the 500+ Billion going?

Our leaders are idiots. The need to point out that the Repubs are not paying our troops, they're paying their cronies. This nonsense about "Support the troops" needs to be debunked.