In order to once again approve hundreds of billions of dollars to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while posturing as opponents of "Bush's war," the Democratic leadership in Congress has crafted an elaborate legislative charade that is set to begin unfolding this week.The aim of bundling money for fiscal 2009 with the appropriation for 2008 is to get the issue of Iraq off the table before the 2008 election. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.