The More Things Change: 83 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan

Its only 83 billion, whats that on top of another trillion or so. With that said I am glad he is doing it, although I suspect his base might have to swallow hard on this one. Lets take a look at other places the president has been less then forthright.

Lets list list a few:

• A budget not based in reality.
• No More Earmarks.
• No Raising taxes in a Recession.
• No Tax increase on those below 95% income earners.
• Whistle blowers protection.
• No lobbyists.
• No to signing statements.

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Two Democratic congressional sources confirm President Obama is submitting an $83.4 billion request for supplemental funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The request is expected to pay for those conflicts for the rest of the 2009 budget year, two Democratic congressional sources said.The money would bring the running tab for both conflicts to about $947 billion, according to figures from the Congressional Research Service.

More than three-quarters of the $864 billion appropriated so far has gone to the war in Iraq, the agency estimated.

Since taking office in January, President Obama has announced plans to shift troops out of Iraq and beef up U.S. forces in Afghanistan, where American troops have been battling al Qaeda and Taliban fighters since al Qaeda's 2001 attacks.

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Obama said the situation in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan "demands urgent attention."

"The Taliban is resurgent, and al Qaeda threatens America from its safe haven along the Afghan-Pakistan border," Obama wrote in submitting the funding request.

"There is no question of the resolve of our military women and men. Yet, in Afghanistan, that resolve has not been matched by a comprehensive strategy and sufficient resources," Obama wrote.About $75 billion of the latest request would pay for military operations, including $9.8 billion for body armor and protective vehicles and $11.6 billion to replace worn-out equipment. The rest would go to diplomatic programs and development aid -- including $1.6 billion for Afghanistan, $1.4 billion for Pakistan and $700 million for Iraq.

.................., the more they stay the same.