WAR-FUNDING DELAYS HARMFUL WITHIN MONTHS, DEPUTY SECRETARY SAYS
March 03, 2008
March 03, 2008
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:
War-funding delays will become harmful within months if continued, the Pentagon's second-ranking official said here today.
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England said lawmakers have approved less than half the fiscal 2008 request of $189 billion to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"At some point, . . .
War-funding delays will become harmful within months if continued, the Pentagon's second-ranking official said here today.
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England said lawmakers have approved less than half the fiscal 2008 request of $189 billion to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"At some point, . . .