Iraq: Five Years after President Bush Declared "Mission Accomplished"
May 1, 2008, 9:00am – 10:00am
A light breakfast will be served at 8:30 am.
Introduced by:
Rudy deLeon, Senior Vice President for National Security and International Policy
Distinguished Speaker:
Congressman John Murtha (D-PA), Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Five years after President Bush declared “mission accomplished” in Iraq aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, the administration is requesting $108 billion in supplemental funding on top of an already appropriated $91 billion for FY2008 spending in Iraq and Afghanistan. If approved, this would bring the total direct cost of the war in Iraq alone to approximately $675 billion. On the anniversary of the president’s speech, Congressman John Murtha (D-PA), Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, will speak at the Center for American Progress on the latest supplemental funding request and recent developments in Iraq and the region.
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Location
Center for American Progress Action Fund
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Map & Directions
Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center