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의회는 부시의 유럽 미사일 프로젝트에 funding를 깎아서 일격을 가한다
토요일, 2007년 7월 28일
? 초당파 위원회는 전반적인 국방비를 삭감한다 워싱톤에 있는 Ewen MacAskill
유럽 미사일 방어 시스템을 설치하는 George Bush의 계획은 국회 위원회가 funding를 깎을 때 큰 방해를 어제 겪었다. 집 세출 위원회는 $139m를 잘랐는가 (? 부시 행정부가 유럽에 있는 미사일 프로젝트에 예비 작업을 위해 원하는 $310m에서 69.5m). 그것은 체코 공화국에 있는 레이다 체계를 위한 기금을 찬성하고 그러나 폴란드에 있는 미사일 차단 체계 설치할 것을 요구된 $139m 씨를, 방위 체계의 논쟁적인 부분을 잘랐다 부시. 더하여, 위원회는 미사일 계획의 저희 근거한 부분에서 더 $159m를 잘랐다. 부시 행정부가 "이것이 보람있는" 저희를 납득시킨다고 것을 얻었다고 죤 Murtha, 위원회의 의장은, 말했다. 수정한 예산에 붙어 있던 보고에서는, 위원회는 말했다: "프로그램"를 포위하는 불확실이 주어진 유럽 분대를 가득 차있는 funding를 제공하는 것이 조숙하다. 국회 움직임은 UK는 미국이 제시했었던 미사일 방어 시스템의 한 부분으로 요크셔에 있는 Menwith 언덕 공군 기지를 격상시키는 것을 허용하는 것을 동의했었다는 것을 Des Browne, 국방부 장관이 수요일에, 밝히는 때 왔다. 브리튼은 북쪽 요크에 Fylingdales에 이미 레이다 체계를 계류한다 찬성했다. 부시 씨는 폴란드에 있는 사일로에 있는 10의 요격기 미사일을 두고 싶다, 말하 미국 요구가 핵무기 프로그램으로 전방 밀고 있는 이란에 대하여 방어하기 위하여 긴급한 일로 필요로 한다. 예산 삭감은 위원회가 지금 $459bn에 서 있는, 전반적인 국방 예산에서 깎은 $3.5bn의 일부분이다. 예산을 감소시키기 뿐만 아니라, 의회는 이라크에서 돌려보내 군인을 위한 미래 프로그램에서 개량한 건강 관리와 같은 즉시 관심사에 우선권을 이동하고 있다 그리고 아프가니스탄은 군인과 해병을 상승, 그리고 Stryker 무겁 기갑 차량과 같은 이라크를 위한 대단히 필요한 무기류를 지불한다. 위원회의 껍질을 벗긴 아래로 예산은 집 다음 주 투표를 위한 충분히 가고 그러나 통과되게 거의 확실하다. 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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