65.8 billion more for Iraq; 19.8 billion for hurricane relief

[theHandpuppet]

Um... and what is WRONG with this picture???

From http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONGRESS_IRAQ_KATRINA?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=AMERICAS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Iraq War, Hurricane Funding Deal Reached

By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon and hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast states can breathe a little easier. Lawmakers have agreed to a long-sought $94.5 billion bill to pay for the war in Iraq and deliver an infusion of hurricane relief.

The bill won't clear Congress for President Bush's desk until next week, but the official submission of the House-Senate agreement Thursday night eases Pentagon worries of a money crunch.

Meanwhile, Louisiana can go about solving its housing woes while the federal government upgrades its flood control projects.

GOP leaders overcame the last snag to agreement - insistence by two Senate GOP moderates that the bill include a promise to increase future spending on education and health programs - by winning endorsement from Democratic Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.

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The bill includes $65.8 billion for military operations and maintenance in Afghanistan and Iraq, personnel and energy costs and new weapons and ammunition and a $2 billion initiative to locate and disarm roadside bombs.

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This is one fucked up country.

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[Hubert Flottz]

1. It cost's lots of money to kill a terraist!

300 billion and counting and STILL no Bin Laden. Only "number 2" or "number 3 men." I guess the dollar just isn't worth what it was, when we wanted to Bring Hitler in "dead or alive!"

[Ganja Ninja]

2. That's the borrow and spend Republican's

$65.8 Billion to grease the skids for Halliburton and Big Oil.
$19.8 Billion in pork projects for GOP friendly contractors.
$0 in real service to the American people.