Dems to Obama: "There Ain't Going to Be Money for Nothing if it all goes to War"

[Soul Crusher]

Top Dem to Obama: 'There Ain't Going to Be Money for Nothing if We Pour It All Into Afghanistan' 
 Source: ABC News

Rep. Obey Warns President Obama He Will Ask Taxpayers to Pay for War, Should More Troops Be Sent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2009—
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The powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee has a stark message for President Obama about Afghanistan -- sending more troops would be a mistake that could "wipe out every initiative we have to rebuild our own economy."

"There ain't going to be no money for nothing if we pour it all into Afghanistan," House Appropriations Chairman David Obey told ABC News in an exclusive interview. "If they ask for an increased troop commitment in Afghanistan, I am going to ask them to pay for it."

Obey, a Democrat from Wisconsin, made it clear that he is absolutely opposed to sending any more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and says if Obama decides to do that, he'll demand a new tax -- what he calls a "war surtax" -- to pay for it.

"On the merits, I think it is a mistake to deepen our involvement," Obey said. "But if we are going to do that, then at least we ought to pay for it. Because if we don't, if we don't pay for it, the cost of the Afghan war will wipe out every initiative we have to rebuild our own economy."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-david-obey-warns-pre... 

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2010 is going to be insane. 

[Hedgehog]

You really think Obama has the balls to downsize the military budget?

[nicky.smth]

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Should obama reduce the military budget?  yes or no?

[MCWAY]

33,

Should obama reduce the military budget?  yes or no?

NO!!

Espeically since he stated that this was the war we HAD to win, that it (not Iraq) was where the real war on terror was happening.