Congress is starting a debate on the budget bill, which has $165 billion in funding for the war in Iraq, but only $2.7 billion for emergency spending in the US. That's a 61:1 ratio in favor of spending your tax dollars in Iraq, rather than here in the US.
The US infrastructure is failing, and levees all over the Midwest are failing, or getting ready to fail. Flooding is destroying homes and businesses across the region. Roads and bridges in America are in serious disrepair, and schools across the country are in need of renovation. The electric grid is a disaster. Investment in alternative energy and medical research to cure diseases is abysmally low.
I think its time for US taxpayers to demand that we rebuild America, not Iraq.
Contact your Congressional Representative now, before the vote. US taxpayers will save over $2 billion per week after we end the Iraq occupation. We will also save US lives, which is even more important.
Do it now. (202) 224-3121
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Dr. John Moffett is an active research neuroscientist in the Washington, DC area, who has published over 45 scientific articles on the nervous and immune systems. Dr. Moffett is also the author and webmaster of the political opinion website www.Factinista.org, and is a Managing Editor at OpEdNews.com.
Deep in the bowels of this pork for contractors are parts of the "Road Home" Bill for South Louisiana, which have been held hostage to Iraq funding for at least a year
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Georgianne Nienaber (145 articles, 46 quicklinks, 13 diaries, 338 comments)
on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 10:47:41 AM
Re: $165 Billion for Iraq, $2.7 Billion for the US
Well put John.
America's infrastructure is indeed failing, while the Democrats and Republicans turn a blind eye and yet continue to pass bills that provide billions upon billions of no bid contracts to these corrupt contractors who are suppose to be rebuilding Iraq and maintaing some sort of semblance in a country which we have destroyed.
It is high time that the American people got off of their duffs and demanded better fortheir country. Until this happens our America will continue to crumble. What is it going to take?
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Munich (0 articles, 53 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 739 comments)
on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 1:09:48 PM
