House Dems Propose Bill: Iraq Must Match Every Reconstruction Dollar Spent

May 06, 2008 14:37

Them Iraqis gotta pay for us f**king them over.

And for the new golf course and skateboarding, of course.

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House bill to restrict US reconstruction dollars
By ANNE FLAHERTY - 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new war spending bill proposed by House Democrats would prohibit using U.S. aid to rebuild towns or equip security forces in Iraq unless Baghdad matches every dollar spent, lawmakers said Tuesday.

The $195 billion measure funds President Bush's demands to finance military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president can set his or her own policy next spring.

The bill also includes a mandate that the president negotiate an agreement with Baghdad to subsidize the U.S. military's fuel costs so troops operating in Iraq aren't paying any more than Iraqi citizens are.

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democats, iraq war, 'reconstruction'

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