$106B to fund wars survives House fight

[Silverback]

WASHINGTON — War-funding legislation survived a fierce partisan battle in the House Tuesday, a major step in providing commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan the money they would need for military operations in the coming months.

The $106 billion measure, in addition to about $80 billion for military operations, provides for an array of other spending priorities, including $7.7 billion to respond to the flu pandemic and more than $10 billion in development and security aid for Pakistan and Iraq, as well as countries such as Mexico and the nation of Georgia.

Democratic leaders pushing the bill on behalf of the Obama administration had to overcome an unusual alliance. Anti-war Democrats opposed continued war spending, and Republicans condemned $5 billion in the measure to secure a $108 billion U.S. line of credit to the International Monetary Fund for loans to poor countries.

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[Silverback]

So Republicans voted against the troops?


Ideologues post!

[Rangerguru]

Why is it that the idiots running our country can't propose a bill without everybody tacking on all kinds of stupid shit.

[Silverback]

Why is it that the idiots running our country can't propose a bill without everybody tacking on all kinds of stupid shit.

Politics as normal...

[Jim]

Some things don't change.

[Caruthers]

look a squirrel....

[Silverback]

look a squirrel....

SQUIRREL

[Caruthers]

look a squirrel....

SQUIRREL

Yeppers....a squirrel. If we are talking about the way money is spent by the admin........no matter what admin.........its like thinking about squirrel trying to cross a road..........this way, that way........no way is safe.

Oh ya.....and the dogs in the movie "UP".........they hate squirrels.