Defense Budget passes Senate

Paris — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:34:23 +0000

Today, on the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, the Senate passed the 2010 Defense Budget with 93 yays to 7 nays. The bill allocates $128 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This does not include any amounts allocated by additional war supplemental bills.

To date, we have already spent over a quarter trillion dollars on the war in Afghanistan alone. This 2010 budget includes additional funding for the 21,000 additional troops Obama requested to send to Afghanistan earlier in the year.

Senator Russ Feingold, who has publicly called for a timetable for withdrawal in Afghanistan, was the only antiwar vote against the bill.

Worldwide Spending on Weapons Hits All-Time High – Tell Congress, ENOUGH!

Paris — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:44:35 +0000

Worldwide military spending on arms hit an all-time high last year, according to a new report. In 2008, over $1.4 TRILLION was spent on weapons in 2008. The United States is responsible for 42% of the spending, which is more than the next 14 countries combined.

Not coincidentally, the US Congress continues to debate Obama’s Supplemental bill this to pay for the Iraq and Afghanistan. The requested $100 billion will continue to fund both wars … (only) through September.

Call Congress at 202-224-3121. Tell them ENOUGH! Fund Healthcare not Warfare! Fund Jobs not Bombs! Fund Development not Drones! Fund Education not Occupation! We only need 25 more progressive to Vote No to defeat the Supplemental, so start calling!

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Defense Budget passes Senate

Worldwide Spending on Weapons Hits All-Time High – Tell Congress, ENOUGH!