IRAQ: U.S. PRESIDENT TELLS CONGRESS OF 'URGENT' NEED FOR APPROVAL OF IRAQ-WAR FUNDS.(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, April, 2003

President George W. Bush on 25 March implored the U.S. Congress to grant quick approval to his request for roughly $75 billion to wage war in Iraq and further antiterrorism efforts, international news agencies reported. "The need is urgent," Bush said, according to Reuters, noting that funding for the current military campaign in Iraq could otherwise run out in May. Bush has asked legislators to approve the emergency funding request by 11 April, the news agency added. Amid repeated warnings from U.S. and U.K. officials that the war is far from over, Bush said, "We cannot know the duration of this war, yet, we know its outcome. We will prevail." The measure includes $63 billion to fund the military campaign, plus more money for homeland security, Iraqi reconstruction,...

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