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To: Road Walker who wrote (231689)	5/5/2005 4:21:09 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576663

House Approves $82B for Iraq, Afghanistan By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 11 minutes ago The House easily approved another $82 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan on Thursday, a measure that includes sweeping immigration reforms and boosts the total spent on fighting terrorism since 2001 to beyond $300 billion. The vote was 368-58, with one lawmaker abstaining. The Senate is to vote on the measure next week when it returns from a weeklong recess, and approval is expected. The bulk of the money — $75.9 billion — is slated for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, while $4.2 billion goes to foreign aid and other international relations programs worldwide. I've gotten into denial mode when it comes to US spending. What really cracked me up was one Republican's take on the recent $100 million missing in Iraq. He said that the proceeds was from the sale of an Iraqi asset, not US, and so, it was Iraqi money, not US money that was lost. Forget that the Iraqi gov't might require we make up the loss, someone [read the US] will have to pay for the things that the $100 million would have bought. And we wonder why budget deficits are growing by leaps and bounds. ted