Jo’s Cafe

Harry Reid and Ilk have decided that if the President doesn’t bend to their will, they well refuse to continue funding the war. 

AP

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Democrats won’t approve more money for the Iraq war this year unless President Bush agrees to begin bringing troops home. 

 To that end, they will also not fund needed support services at each of the military bases around the world provided by civilian contracts.

And that hits this home squarely in the jaw.  See, the SGM(R) is now one of those civilian contractors.

AP

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that unless Congress passes funding for the war within days, he will direct the Army and Marine Corps to begin developing plans to lay off employees and terminate contracts early next year.

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“There is a misperception that this department can continue funding our troops in the field for an indefinite period of time through accounting maneuvers, that we can shuffle money around the department. This is a serious misconception,” Gates told reporters at the Pentagon.

As a result, he said he is faced with the undesirable task of preparing to cease operations at Army bases by mid-February, and lay off about 100,000 defense department employees and an equal number of civilian contractors. A month later, he said, similar moves would have to be made by the Marines. 

(His complete statement can be found here at Wake up America)

So, in order to stop a war they promised to in the 2006 elections, they are will to not only harm the soldiers in a war zone, they are willing to put people who support these troops out of a job.

Thanks much Harry Reid … you ass.