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El congreso entrega el soplo al proyecto europeo del misil de Bush reduciendo radicalmente el financiamiento
Sábado 28 de julio de 2007
? El comité de dos partidos políticos corta gastos para defensa totales Ewen MacAskill en Washington
Los planes de George Bush para establecer un sistema de defensa europeo del misil sufrieron un revés grande ayer cuando un comité del congreso redujo radicalmente el financiamiento. ¿El corte $139m del comité de apropiaciones de la casa (? los 69.5m) del $310m que la administración de Bush desea para el trabajo preparatorio sobre el proyecto del misil en Europa. Aprobó los fondos para un sistema del radar en la república checa pero cortó a Sr. Bush de $139m solicitado establecer un sistema en Polonia, la parte más polémica de la interceptación del misil del sistema de defensa. Además, el comité cortó otro $159m de las partes Nosotros-basadas del plan del misil. Juan Murtha, presidente del comité, dijo que la administración de Bush “ha conseguido convencernos que esto es de mérito”. En un informe unido al presupuesto revisado, el comité dijo: “Es prematuro proporcionar por completo el financiamiento para el componente europeo, dado la incertidumbre que rodea el programa”. El movimiento del congreso vino como DES Browne, la secretaria de la defensa, dicha el miércoles que el Reino Unido había acordado permitir que los E.E.U.U. aumenten la base aérea de la colina de Menwith en Yorkshire como parte del sistema de defensa propuesto del misil. Gran Bretaña ha aprobado ya un sistema del radar en Fylingdales en la York del norte amarra. Sr. Bush desea colocar 10 misiles del interceptor en silos en Polonia, decir se necesitan con urgencia para defender contra Irán, que las demandas de los E.E.U.U. están empujando a continuación con un programa de las armas nucleares. Los cortes de presupuesto son parte de $3.5bn que el comité ha reducido radicalmente del presupuesto total de la defensa, que ahora está parado en $459bn. Así como la reducción del presupuesto, el congreso está cambiando de puesto prioridades de programas futuristas a preocupaciones más inmediatas, tales como healthcare mejorado para los soldados que vuelven de Iraq y Afganistán, paga las subidas soldados e infantes de marina, y el armamento muy necesario para Iraq, tal como los vehículos pesado-armados de Stryker. El presupuesto pelado-abajo del comité irá al máximo casa para un voto la semana próxima pero casi pasa seguramente. The House and Senate have questioned whether establishing the system in eastern Europe is sensible given the extent of the opposition it has aroused in Russia. They also question its technical feasibility and the failure of other Nato countries to commit fully to it. Republicans on the committee joined the Democrats in voting for the bill. Mr Murtha said Congress was trying to change the direction of the defence department across the board, not just on missile defence. The Senate is not scheduled to vote on the budget until after the August recess. While the Democrats and Republicans are divided over proposals to withhold war spending for Iraq, legislators from both parties have expressed scepticism about the European missile defence proposal. Mr Bush could veto congressional changes but may be reluctant to do this, given he might have to also use it in September in the Iraq war funding row. Bill Young, the most senior Republican on the committee, said: “I don’t think this bill is subject to a veto.” He said it had been designed for quick passage. Even if Mr Bush was to block it, the extent of congressional opposition will leave doubts over the European missile defence system, signalling that if the Democrats take the White House next year the plan would be scrapped. The congressional opposition will also embolden Russia to maintain its opposition. Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, ordered a Kremlin meeting of senior military and intelligence officers on Wednesday to build up the armed forces and intelligence gathering to confront what he said was a new US global threat. “The United States is becoming more active in pushing forward plans to deploy new bases in Eastern Europe,” he said. Mr Putin rejects US claims that the missile system is directed not against Russia but a possible attack from Iran. He has suggested an alternative plan in which the interceptor missiles would be based in either Russia or a sympathetic neighbour but the White House is cool about this. The Democrats have attached amendments to the spending bill, such as withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and closure of the Guant?namo detention centre in Cuba within 60 days, but these have no chance of being accepted by the Senate. A separate vote on Iraq withdrawal is scheduled for September when Democrats may be able to win over some Republican senators. The vote will follow a report by the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and the US ambassador, Ryan Crocker. Have Your Say: Congress delivers blow to Bush’s European missile project by slashing funding Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. One Response to “Congress delivers blow to Bush’s European missile project by slashing funding”
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