Below are three recent reports about Congressional deliberations on Iraq war funding. The bottom line is that they are continuing to fund it.
Truthout, 23 May 2008
Senate Resurrects War Funding Bill
Maya Shemwar, Truthout
As expected based on precedent, the Senate passed a bill … to pump $165.4 billion into the pipeline for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As expected, the Senate rejected a provision that would have established a June 2009 goal for the partial redeployment of troops from Iraq. This move has pushed the withdrawal debate off the table until after Bush leaves office, …
Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2008
Senate Panel Rejects Case for War
Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times
In a long-delayed report, the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday rebuked President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for making prewar claims — particularly that Iraq had close ties to Al Qaeda — that were not supported by available intelligence. …
Truthout, 20 June 2008
Congress Funds Another Year of War
Maya Shemwar, Truthout
In a step that sealed the fate of Iraq war funding until next June, the House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve $162 billion for the occupation, with no strings attached. The vote follows a series of compromises and revisions over the past two months, ultimately resulting in major concessions from Democrats…
