Senate approves $63 billion more for Iraq and Afghanistan wars

[Disturbed]

Senate approves $63 billion more for Iraq and Afghanistan wars

By Andrew TaylorASSOCIATED PRESS
3:43 p.m. September 7, 2006

WASHINGTON – The Senate agreed to spend an additional $63 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as lawmakers on Thursday passed a massive bill that funds the Pentagon.

The bill sailed through by a vote of 98-0 after senators added money to help track down al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and fight the opium trade in Afghanistan that is helping fuel the Taliban's resurgence.

The overwhelming support for the overall bill and the money to support U.S. troops in harm's way came despite increasing criticism by Democrats of the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq.
The bill now totals $469.7 billion. It grew by more than $16 billion during a debate that began in July before it was suspended during lawmakers' four-week August recess


http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060907-1543-defensespending.html

[Nutmegger]

1. I hope the Dems do something when the regain power

Here's to hoping...:toast:

[dogday]

2. Did you read this part?

By a 96-0 vote, senators approved $200 million to revive a CIA unit dedicated to hunting down bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders. News accounts in July said a CIA unit dedicated to capturing bin Laden had been disbanded.

“What does it say to violent jihadists that a terrorist mastermind remains alive and well five years after killing 3,000 Americans?” said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. “Our bill tells the terrorists that protecting our nation is the first priority – and that we are going to deliver to bin Laden the justice that a mass murderer deserves,” said Conrad, who sponsored the legislation with Sen. Bryon Dorgan, D-N.D.

[LSK]

3. $63billion can do a lot for Katrina victims

[Disturbed]

4. The Rwing is clever.

They continue to tie Iraq and Afghanistan money support together. That way it is not possible to defund the Iraq Occupation.

[NC_Nurse]

5. Are they pulling the money out of their own

asses?
Or where?
The dificit just grows and grows...and for what? No results so far.

[rodeodance]

6. Dems wanted 53 B. for HOMELAND sec. Today but Stevens squashed

the amendment (port security here at home etc)

[FoxOnTheRun]

7. just peanuts in comparison to the missing trillions at the pentagon

[whistle]

8. Iraq War is congress's Enron...

...How much more money will congress continue to dump into the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld lies?

[roamer65]

9. Fire up the printing presses...

here comes another $63 billion. We're well on our way to hyperinflation.