$120 BILLION

3434 us troop deaths. countless maimings both inside and out. the lasting effects of course we'll not know for years and years and years to come. tens of thousands of iraqis dead, wounded and displaced. no amenities.

we give them (them. i say them like it's nothing. it isn't nothing. it's THEIR country which we invaded illegally and immorally) 'benchmarks'. how many 'benchmarks' have already passed and we do NOTHING?

when will congress and the senate grow a set AND STOP THIS EFFING MADNESS?

Congress Passes Deadline-Free War Funding Bill
Measure Includes Benchmarks for Iraqis


By Shailagh Murray Washington Post Staff Writer

Congress sent President Bush a new Iraq funding bill yesterday that lacked troop withdrawal deadlines demanded by liberal Democrats, but party leaders vowed it was only a temporary setback in their efforts to bring home American troops.
War opponents dismissed the bill as a capitulation to Bush and said they would seek to hold supporters in both parties accountable. But backers said the bill's provisions -- including benchmarks for progress that the Iraqi government must meet to continue receiving reconstruction aid -- represented an assertion of congressional authority over the war that was unthinkable a few months ago............