Obviously there has been alot of problems surrounding the war. A majority are against the war and then yet there those who support the war. Now House Democrats are discussing on how to add money and conditions to a war funding despite President Bush overview of his proposal. As a condition for the funding, there should be a timeline for troops to be withdrawal from Iraq. Another proposal is to add more money for many democrats priorities such as a new GI bill for veterans to fund education, and a package of tax credits for renewable energy sources.
A Democratic source saids, the $178 billion measure would include $108 billion the president requested for military spending in '08 and $70 billion to cover war costs in Iraq and Afghanistan throughout early spring '09. Details are in flux, because delegates will meet tuesday night. In quote "what can get 60 votes in the Senate and what the president will not veto. We want to avoid any appearance that we are porking this up." The bill might be passed with a timeline and other domestic items, but senators probably most likely will strip out most of the conditions. The aide also said there is a strong support in the senate in which it has bipartisan support. In another quote about the bipartisan support, "This legislation is wise, it has consensus, it brings us together in a bipartisan way, and we are definitely going to leave no veterans behind". So far its been five years and democrats have tried many attempts to bring back the troops home, but such attempts have been shut down by the president and the republican party.
During a news conference President Bush said he will not accept anything bigger then the "pentagon". He will only accept the $108 billion he asked for. It figures to be another attempt to shut down the democrats, the voting for such bill could be early as in next week.
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