GOP Removes Key Iraq Provision From Bill ( to bar permanent bases)

GOP Removes Key Iraq Provision From Bill
Its inclusion would have barred permanent U.S. bases in that country.
From Reuters
June 10, 2006

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans killed a provision in an Iraq war funding bill that would have put the United States on record against the permanent basing of U.S. military facilities in that country, a lawmaker and congressional aides said Friday.

The $94.5-billion emergency spending bill, which includes $65.8 billion to continue waging wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is expected to be approved by Congress next week and sent to President Bush for his signature.

As the measure was passed by the House, the Pentagon would have been prohibited from using any of the funds for any military basing rights agreement with Iraq.

A similar amendment passed by the Senate said the Pentagon could not use the next round of war funding to "establish permanent United States military bases in Iraq, or to exercise United States control over the oil infrastructure or oil resources of Iraq."
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bases10jun10,0,384335.story?coll=la-home-world

"Signing Statement"

Pushing this with Bush is like pissing into the wind..... :grr: