(Democracy Now! had warned that this bill might be rushed through Congress quickly, before Americans could digest the Wikileaks material, and realize we must end this war…)
(excerpt from) The Washington Post
House approves $37 billion war-funding bill
By Perry Bacon Jr. and Ben Pershing
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The House approved Tuesday spending an additional $37 billion on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, overcoming the opposition of some Democrats who have concluded that the Afghan conflict is un-winnable.
The funding bill, which passed 308 to 114, had stalled for two months…
The legislation was passed by the Senate last week in a voice vote, and it now goes to President Obama for his signature…
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