Congress Passes "No-deadlines" Iraq War Funding Bill
Friday May 25, 2007
The U.S. Senate yesterday voted 80-14 in favor of an emergency spending bill allocating $100 billion to continue fighting the war in Iraq. While the compromise bill does contain language setting "benchmarks" for progress in Iraq, it contains no deadlines for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Having already passed in the House on a 280-142 vote, the bill now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it immediately.
The $100 billion allocated by this bill will bring the total U.S. expenditure for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to more than $565 billion since 2001.
As of May 16, 2007, a total of 3,401 U.S. soldiers had been killed in Iraq, and another 25,378 seriously wounded.
Also See:
Iraq War Results & Statistics as of May 16, 2007 (Liberal Politics)
Iraq Study Group Recommends Troop Withdrawal
Can Congress End the Iraq War?
Comments
Without deadlines for the Iraqi government to meet, this bill is not worth the paper upon which it is written.
The present collapse of US economy is attributable to expenditure incurred on Iraq, Afghanistan wars and huge expenditure on alleged war against terrorism. The US administration may not agree to it for different reasons, but it is time to realise this fact.