normalnoises Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1254394&l=11609December 10, 2003 Wall Street Journal: President Backs Off Pledge to Fund Global AIDS FightThe Wall Street Journal today reports, "President Bush plans to ask Congress for relatively small funding increases to fight AIDS and poverty in the developing world, stepping back from his highly publicized pledge to spend huge sums to help fight them."1 The President's decision is just the latest step in a calculated effort to slowly - but surely - abandon his own commitment to fully fund the global fight against AIDS. Just last year in his State of the Union speech, the President said "I ask the Congress to commit $15 billion over the next five years...to turn the tide against AIDS in the most afflicted nations of Africa and the Caribbean. Seldom has history offered a greater opportunity to do so much for so many."2 At face value, it was an historic request, with Congress and AIDS activists ecstatic about the promise to pump $3 billion a year into combating AIDS throughout the world. U2 Singer Bono, who has been one of the leaders of the AIDS fight, "hailed" the President's speech, saying "If we can turn the president's bold long term vision into near term results we're excited," adding, "any delay in increased funding means more lives lost and an even bigger check in the future."3 Unfortunately, as the LA Times reported, just five days later, the President introduced a budget in which he "only sought $2 billion for the year" for AIDS - 33% less than he had promised.4 The Senate later voted to increase the President's request, and Bono visited with the President to urge him to keep his promise. Nonetheless, the White House "repeated its strong opposition to any funding beyond $2 billion"5 while claiming with a straight-face that the President was doing all he could. When questioned about the discrepancy, White House spokesman Scott McClellan simply refused to address the issue, saying only "The President has shown unprecedented leadership in the fight against AIDS."6 Sources: "Bush Steps Back From Pledge Of Huge Sums to Fight AIDS", Wall Street Journal, 12/10/2003. Fact Sheet: The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, 01/29/2003. "Bono hails Bush's Aids funding", BBC News, 01/29/2003. "Senate and Bush at odds over AIDS funding", Los Angeles Times, 10/31/2003. "Bush, Bono Clash Over AIDS Funding", CBS News, 09/17/2003. Press Briefing, 09/16/2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 all you fucks wanna do is spend MY goddamn money in other fuckin countries. thats what i cant stand about democrats. find a cure here, spend the money on that. people in iraq were suffering for years not by a disease but by a brutal tyrant and now you dont wanna spend a dime on the war. but yet you wanna give 15 billion to people in africa????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksimons Posted December 16 Report Share Posted December 16 how mooch does irrraq cost boooyeeeeee...fucking idiots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted December 16 Report Share Posted December 16 over 100 billion dollars id would pay anything for me to be safe and for something like 9/11 to never happen again. which it would of in due time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted December 16 Report Share Posted December 16 Originally posted by pattbateman all you fucks wanna do is spend MY goddamn money in other fuckin countries. thats what i cant stand about democrats. find a cure here, spend the money on that. people in iraq were suffering for years not by a disease but by a brutal tyrant and now you dont wanna spend a dime on the war. but yet you wanna give 15 billion to people in africa????? You scare me, kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted December 16 Report Share Posted December 16 so do you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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