BOGOTA, Colombia — President Bush wants to pay
for his plan to send 8,200 more U.S. troops to Iraq and Afghanistan by
cutting money for agriculture, education and other programs, budget
records show.

Bush’s $3.2 billion plan, submitted to Congress
over the weekend, includes 3,500 new troops for Afghanistan to train
that nation’s army and to fight the resurgent Taliban.

The plan would also send 4,700 more troops to
Iraq to support the 21,500 additional combat troops Bush has already
ordered to Baghdad and Anbar province.

More than $2.5 billion of the request is for
Iraq, about $500 million for Afghanistan. Bush also asked for $100
million for a counterterrorism program in Pakistan.

New troops in Afghanistan will participate in
“training and embedding missions,” Bush told reporters Sunday after a
meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.

I really hate turning this into a political blog, but some things need to be said and told…

Full Link

Technorati Tags: , ,