There is talk of the White House combining its requests for additional funding for Iraq with a request for money for tsunami relief. According to CongressDaily,
Lawmakers and aides have argued to White House officials that combining the two packages--given the broader bipartisan appeal of tsunami aid--might hasten what is expected to be a drawn-out debate over the much larger Iraq supplemental, estimated to reach more than $80 billion. Delaying the larger package into March to further assess conditions in Iraq is apparently no longer an option, aides said.
Maybe I am just cynical. But, is anyone else appalled by the notion of combining the funding request for the war in Iraq with money for tsunami relief in order to avoid debate about a war most Americans now see as a mistake? I think combining funding for Iraq and Afghanistan and calling them both the War on Terror is misleading enough. If that is indeed the plan, then those who wish to avoid debate on Iraq are guilty of capitalizing on the suffering and horror of this tragedy in southeast Asia and elsewhere for political ends. That is pretty low.
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