Bush Wants $6 Mil. for Iraq Cops; Cuts for US Cops

This isn't the first time that I've felt the urge to remind Bush that he's not the president of Iraq -- he's the president of a whole 'nother country. He keeps saying that it's his job to keep Americans safe, but he never gets around to actually doing that, does he?

clipped from www.mcclatchydc.com At the same time the Bush administration has been pushing for deep cuts in a popular crime-fighting program for states and cities, the White House has been fighting for approval of $603 million for the Iraqi police. The White House earlier this year proposed slashing the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, which helps local law enforcement officials deal with violent crime and serious offenders, to $200 million in the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. In 2002, the year before the Iraq war, the program received $900 million. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino did not single out the Byrne grants but made it clear the president is not happy with items that don't deal with the war on terror.