The US Senate has approved a huge $555bn federal budget that includes an extra $70bn for US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Faced with a veto threat from President George W Bush, Democrats dropped efforts to tie the funds to a timetable for a US troop withdrawal from Iraq.

It is about time that Congress stopped playing politics with the lives of our soldiers. No funding means no ammo, no food, and no new equipment. This goes beyond being for or against the war, and moves into the realm of providing aid and comfort to the enemy by not providing supplies to the troops. If delaying funding causes harm to the troops, should congress be held responsible?

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