Citizens For Legitimate Government

Citizens For Legitimate Government: "By Lori Price, www.legitgov.org Updated: 26 Mar 2010

Unlike the 'public option,' Congress doesn't ask if funding the Taleban to blow up contractors' bridges will add to the US deficit. WHY (besides protecting gas and opium pipelines) is the US is *still* in Afghanistan (and Pakistan)? WHY are US taxpayers funding infrastructure programs in *Afghanistan* (and Pakistan) instead of in the US? If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.



Pentagon wants $33 billion more for war in Afghanistan 25 Mar 2010 The Pentagon wants $33 billion in additional funding to pay for the war in Afghanistan this year and train the Afghan military, but members of Congress want to make sure they’re not writing a blank check. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared before Senate appropriators to defend the war supplemental, which is on top of the $708 billion baseline budget submitted to Congress in February. Most of the war supplemental -- a separate account used to pay for war costs -- will pay for Afghanistan operations. [See: Barack Obama: Change We Can Deceive In --A critique from the Left By Lori Price 19 Aug 2009.]"