Additional funding for war

President Obama is requesting supplemental funds to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as to provide domestic aide to several of the countries in the region, including Pakistan.

Needless to say, I am confused. I thought all spending requests were going to be in the budget. Seems to me that Obama was a harsh critic when Bush requested supplemental funds and keep them separated from the budget.

Of course, once you're in the Oval Office your view of the world changes noticeably. The high hopes Obama promised are beginning to fade. American troops out of Iraq in 19 months, well, not all of the troops, some kind of defensive/reactionary force will need to stay in place. How many for how long?

Dialogue with the rest of the world. Off to a good start, but thus far only smiles, no real support for the war on terror or the world depression due to the collapse of the international economy.

I know the rest of the world is feeling Obama out, he's the new kid on the block and the others want to test him and see how strong or weak he really is. We can only watch and see if the world changes its opinion of the United States.

Guantanamo prison. Closing in a year. Where will the prisoners go? Will they be put on trial, released or hidden away out of sight? Just what kind of justice will the Obama Administration offer these "terrorists"? (After all, in the United States you are innocent until proven guilty, right?)

And of course there is national economy. Debt, debt consolidation, taxes, unemployment, green
jobs and very thing else domestically.

Anyway, where is this additional money to come from? How big a debt do we have to endure? When will the tax crunch hit those of us who are working, paying our mortgages and trying to keep the economy flowing.? Twenty bucks less in taxes a pay is not a stimulus. Showing control in spending and taking control of government spending is the true stimulus the country needs.

We need to tell the president ENOUGH! There is no more money to spend. A billion in relief to Pakistan should be going to help unemployed coal miners in West Virginia and Kentucky.
Why build schools in Afghanistan when we have American Indian reservations in this country that have no schools for their children?

We need to start giving here at home, fixing what's broken here, guaranteeing a quality of life to our legal citizens before we take on the problems of the world.

Its time for America first!

Its Common Sense!