NYT: New U.S. Efforts to Ready Iraqis to Take Control (asking $3.9B more)

New U.S. Efforts to Ready Iraqis to Take Control
By DAVID E. SANGER and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: November 30, 2005


WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 - As President Bush lays out on Wednesday a more detailed strategy that he says will achieve victory in Iraq, administration officials are pressing yet another effort to prepare the Iraqis to secure their country with less reliance on American forces.

American military officials in Iraq said Tuesday that they had requested $3.9 billion for next year to help train and equip Iraqi troops, build new police stations and outfit Iraqi soldiers with new uniforms.

That amount would be part of a larger spending request to Congress for the overall war effort and is on top of the $10.6 billion that lawmakers have already approved to rebuild Iraq's security forces.

Mr. Bush continues to emphasize that American forces cannot withdraw before their job is done.

"I want our troops to come home, but I don't want them to come home without having achieved victory," he said in brief comments to reporters in El Paso during a visit to the Mexican border....


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/international/30military.html?hp&ex=1133326800&en=3c577b6362432860&ei=5094&partner=homepage

no more money. We can't rebuild after Katrina but we keep dumping money into Iraq. I am so done.

watch Bush's "detailed strategy" be filled with mistakes, gaping holes in the logic. Watch DU:ers cut it to shreds like a cheap suit.

There will be coffee stains on the "plans" because Bush, Condi and Cheney sat together over Thanksgiving and whipped the plans together on Sunday night.

Expect lots of cliches, like "The Iraqis will stand up and we will stand down", and "democracy is on the march".

Also, expect lots of colorful language, like "a bright new day for Iraq", and "sunrise for the Sunni's", and "A glorious day for Democracy". Bush's speechwriters are putting the final gleaming touches on it right now.

to think of all the money we have thrown at Iraq for the crooks to steal. Find the 9 billion Bush and his pals stole and use that!!

The People's National Credit Card Gets Overloaded Each Day.
The Youth Gets Killed And Maimed Every Day.
They Used To Cook Enron's Books.
They Can't Do That Anymore.

They Cook The US Books Now.
They 'Paid' 'Small' Contributions To The Bushies....
They Steal Innocent Iraqis' Oil And Lives Because They Can.

http://icasualties.org :cry:

http://costofwar.com :grr: