War Dollars

When the federal budget for each year is established a certain portion is set aside for defense. Congress must approve the budget. An appropriation bill must be passed in order for the government to spend money. Many people think that the government is spending too much on the war in Irag and Afghanistan and that congress should limit the amount of money that can be spent. Congress did limit the American support of the Contra rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Other people believe that the president and his cabinet should have the sole ability to decide how much to spend on wars. The belief is that they president and his cabinet understand the situation of war and money needed to support the war better than congress.

I do believe that the president and his administration should have the majority of the power over how to fund the war efforts. They are in command of the soldiers and have a better connection to the soldiers than congress. If congress is able to restrict the amount of money going into a war effort then America is sitting on the fence between support and no support. It will be an even greater waste of human life if the soldiers aren't getting the support, weapons, defense, or money they need to efficiently fight. Even here in America it's important for those soldiers to have the resources they need. Over there the soldiers are keeping the terrorists occupied in their lands rather than here in our lands. The soldiers need to be able to efficiently protect us. Joe Biden, the vice president, is dealing with the war in Iraq and talking to potential leaders. It isn't congress going to Irag to talk. The president's administration deals with the government of other countries more than congress does. http://news.spreadit.org/joe-biden-iraq-visit-july-2010/.

http://katiebruzik.blogspot.com/2011/02/issue-2-spending-what-we-can-afford.html
http://emilyewblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/issue-3-safe-to-eat.html