President Bush plans to layoff workers in the Pentagon if he doesn't receive the funding he has requested for the war. He is demanding $196 billion extra funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush argues that this is hurting our chances of saving more American lives, while the democrats argue he should be supporting a plan to pull out the troops.
It seems to me this is an unfair and undemocratic way to accomplish his goals. He should not be threatening us to get what he wants, it should be supported by all with government power. Also, his plan so far hasn't been working, and I don't see how more money is going to help him succeed. If you want to read the full story, you can check it out here.
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Although I personally don't like Bush, I don't agree with Natalie's critique of him in this post (sorry Natalie). Natalie says that Bush "plans to layoff workers in the Pentagon" and is "threatening us" to "accomplish his goals," as if he's some sort of conniving strategist using Pentagon employees as leverage (I doubt that Bush has the brainpower to be so conspiring...). The article says that Bush "warned" Congress that the Pentagon would have to fire employees due to insufficient funding. To me, it sounds like he's just stating the inevitable, not trying to strongarm anyone. Sure, maybe he's being a little coercive, but is that the same thing as being threatening?
He can ask for all the money he wants, but he's not going to get it in a Democratic Congress. And Mike- you don't agree with Natalie, but aren't you basically just repeating what she says in the last sentence of your post? I do think he's trying to get out of a bad situation that he started, and the Democrats won't let him forget his mistakes. He's asking for money for the war like it's not his fault that it started, saying that troops need the money to stay alive. What would really save their lives is just to send them home, but Bush can't leave office with that legacy. He'll be remembered as a failure.
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