Republicans Kill Ban on Permanent Bases in Iraq
Congressional Republicans killed a provision that would have prohibited the Pentagon from building the bases.Congressional Republicans killed a provision that would have prohibited the Pentagon from building the bases.
Rock Solid JournalismReuters:
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 on 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 George W. Bush for signing into law.
As originally passed by the House of Representatives, the Pentagon would have been prohibited from spending any of the funds for entering into a military basing rights agreement with Iraq.
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