Iraq
Iraq September Progress Reports
In September, 2007, the administration released a much anticipated progress report on the surge in Iraq. The Government Accounting Office came out with its own, less optimistic, assessment. Both reports looked at the 18 benchmarks of progress Congress set earlier in the year.
CJ lines up the tally from both reports below. Out of sheer laziness, we copy and paste directly from the GAO's report and a Washington Post summary of the White House report (pdf).
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Facts
Approving more cash for the war in Iraq is usually a bi-yearly event; Congress normally okays money for the the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as part of its yearly budget and then passes a second "supplemental" or "emergency" spending bill to top off the rest of the wars' spending needs.
The last infusion of cash for the wars came in December 2007, when Congress approved $70 billion as part of '08s budget. The administration is now asking for about $175 billion to top off '08s war bills and start paying for '08; in spite of minor political tussling in the House, Congress will likely okay the additional funding before summer '08. (WP)
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