More Money in a Time of Less

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "The world cannot afford the price that will come due if Afghanistan slides back into chaos or al-Qaeda operates unchecked. We have a shared responsibility to act, not because we seek to project power for its own sake, but because our own peace and security depends on it. And what’s at stake at this time is not just our own security; it’s the very idea that free nations can come together on behalf of our common security."

Well, President Obama sure does know how to give into dramatic effect. On April 9, 2009, President Obama asked Congress for...get ready...$83.4 BILLION for funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Nearly 95 percent of these funds will be used to support our men and women in uniform as they help the people of Iraq to take responsibility for their own future — and work to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaida in Pakistan and Afghanistan," President Obama wrote this in letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California).

Okay, so here is the proposal. 95% of the funds would go overseas towards the wars. The money would be good for our troops, their bases, weapons, and I am sure other needs. Not just our (the US military) needs, but the money will help protect U.S. assests in the Middle East, and almost $7 billion in foreign aid (huge ally against the fight against al-Qaida, Pakistan).

Are Americans going to support this new plan? Is Obama still opposed to the war in Iraq, even after he is asking for more funds to go overseas?