Time for a Kitchen Table Conversation: Iraq War Funding Bill Costs $500 per U.S. Family

U.S. Newswire, December, 2007

To: FOREIGN EDITORS

Contact: Jim Harper of WashingtonWatch.com, 1-202-486-0824

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congress returns to work this week under pressure from the Administration and congressional Republicans to provide more funding for the Iraq war. One of the things Americans should consider: The bill to fund further operations in Iraq would cost a little over $500 per U.S. family, according to WashingtonWatch.com.

"American families should have a kitchen table conversation about the Iraq war," said WashingtonWatch.com webmaster Jim Harper. "It may be hard for families to assess our strategy in Iraq, but it's easy to grasp what it means for the government to spend $500 of their money. This is one of the things Americans should weigh on the...

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