Thursday, May 21, 2009

Senate overwhelmingly votes to continue fund Afghan war; Feingold objects to absolutely no result




From HuffPo:

The 86-3 vote demonstrated widespread support for increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan. A House-Senate compromise should go to Obama shortly after Congress returns next month.

The sweeping legislation also would provide the International Monetary Fund with a new $100 billion credit line and provides $1.5 billion to fight a potential flu epidemic.

A few Democrats said that if they don't see measurable progress in Afghanistan they would rethink their support. The Afghanistan effort is projected to cost more than Iraq starting next year.

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"The majority of Afghans do not support a surge in U.S. forces and a majority in the south even oppose the presence of U.S. troops," Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., said in a statement. "Sending significantly more troops to Afghanistan now could end up doing more harm than good _ further inflaming civilian resentment without significantly contributing to stability in that country."


Silly Feingold. This isn't about what Afghans want. It's about sending a big F U to China and Russia -- the Middle East is our turf. It's not like anyone's going to get killed except some unfortunate Afghans and working-class kids who fill the ranks of the US military, anyway, right?

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