Someone, anyone, justify spending another 165 Billion on Iraq

I'm still waiting to hear from the Democratic Congressional leadership why we should spend 165 Billion in Iraq when it could be spend on health care, education, economic relief, or paying down the national debt.

Anyone? What is going on here? How much longer will the Democrats rubber-stamp the Bush agenda?

overhaul of the GI Bill...the Republicans have fought it tooth and nail.

Also, included in the bill $$$ for unemployment for Americans and a couple of other things.

This bill is not just military funding...

This is the doing of ex_Goper Webb. Granted it's not the worse idea ever politically speaking but it's still a waste of taxpayer money--when compared to paying down the debt, education, health care, economic relief, easing student loans, relief for the credit crisis, etc.

As I understand it, the GI Bill section of the 165 Billion is at most 30 Billion--the rest is wasted on our fruitless and morally abhorrent occupation. Besides, there are many better ways to spend the 30 Billion than adding more incentives for young people to join the military. We can hope that once Obama is in power the military will be used more sensibly but it's not a good idea to get ahead of ourselves.

Don't fool yourself--the Democratic party refuses to stand up to Big Oil and Big Defense. History will not be kind.

There is no justification whatsoever. There is, however, an utter failure of leadership in Congress.