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I thought....the Dems were all for giving the military the gear they needed???
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House lawmakers on Thursday blasted a White House decision not to provide money next fiscal year for upgrades to combat-worn equipment, and promised a fight to put billions back into the defense budget.
The House version of the fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill already contains about $20 billion for the repair of equipment worn down by desert conditions and purchase of new gear to replace items destroyed in combat. About $11 billion of the total is for the Army alone.
But that’s down more than $2 billion from previous years’ requests, and doesn’t include any funds for things like vehicle armor improvements, new communications equipment or other upgrades. Officials from the Office of Management and Budget said money for those improvements will come from the Army’s base budget, and not from the extra overseas contingency funds meant to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said Tuesday that the directive outlining the funding change effectively cuts any such recapitalization work next year. "For the most part, adding on upgrades to equipment won’t be allowed in FY2010,"
The House version of the fiscal 2010 defense authorization.....
The house version, they could put what ever they wanted in it (they do all the time, now don't they). Not a WH version.
But even so, they get the gear needed for the wars, just any additional upgrades need to come from the Army's budget, as they are not part of the war effort:
"Army and Marine Corps officials have said throughout that shortfalls in equipment and repair funding would not endanger troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, since they’re constantly supplied with the best-conditioned vehicles and gear available"
Seems like somebody wants there cake with ice cream.
any funds for things like vehicle armor improvements, new communications equipment or other upgrades. Officials from the Office of Management and Budget said money for those improvements will come from the Army’s base budget, and not from the extra overseas contingency funds meant to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said Tuesday that the directive outlining the funding change effectively cuts any such recapitalization work next year. "For the most part, adding on upgrades to equipment won’t be allowed in FY2010,"
Perhaps this General might know what he is talking about...or perhaps not since it puts Obama in a bad light....
Perhaps this General might know what he is talking about...or perhaps not since it puts Obama in a bad light....
It's your own article people are quoting back to you.
Sure, it has a misleading Fauxian title, but it still has to acknowledge the truth, even if it does it furtively below the fold, counting on its readers not to be readers....hmm, that's familiar too.
Again, "[the total amount is] down more than $2 billion from previous years’ requests, and doesn’t include any funds for things like vehicle armor improvements, new communications equipment or other upgrades. Officials from the Office of Management and Budget said money for those improvements will come from the Army’s base budget, and not from the extra overseas contingency funds meant to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"We are able with the funds available to reset equipment," [Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter] Chiarelli said. "We understand the tremendous fiscal crisis our country has gone through. As long as we can reset our equipment, we understand that because of fiscal requirements it may be in the best interest of our country as a whole to cut back on recapitalization."
its because the liberals are finally realizing that they dont have enough money to fund their entitlement programs and the 1st place they have always taken from is the military.
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