{"id":5470,"date":"2008-06-27T10:56:15","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T10:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/06\/senate-passed-iraq-funding-bil.html"},"modified":"2008-06-27T10:56:15","modified_gmt":"2008-06-27T10:56:15","slug":"senate-passed-iraq-funding-bil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/06\/senate-passed-iraq-funding-bil.html","title":{"rendered":"Senate passed Iraq funding bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

So much for timetables. 92 Senators can now say they voted to continue funding the war in Iraq<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In a 92 to 6 vote, the Senate yesterday approved unrestricted funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that allows continuation of the current military course of action through the end of President Bush’s term and beyond.
\nIn exchange for that unencumbered freedom to operate in Iraq, Bush agreed to demands by congressional Democrats to create a new higher-education benefit for veterans and their families, and to extend unemployment benefits.
\n[…]
\nIn the end, the $257.5 billion emergency spending bill, which had been the subject of two months of intense debate and negotiation, won overwhelming support in the Senate and the House, where it was approved last Friday by 416 to 12. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you voted for the Democrats because they promised to end the war, you just saw your last hope crushed. Now, you’re looking to put all your hope in Obama. Good luck with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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