Democratic leaders in Congress plan to make extensive changes to the Bush administration's anticipated $100 billion request for new war funds. They want to redirect money from Iraq to military readiness at home and say Iraq, Afghanistan and other NATO countries must carry more of the financial burden. The administration is to formally seek the new money Monday. The funds would be added to more than $500 billion appropriated for the global war on terrorism and are needed by spring. It is not clear whether Democrats can block any part of President Bush's plan to increase the troop level in Iraq by 21,500. House Democrats hope to use a series of hearings on the new spending request to show that the Iraq war hurts troop readiness at home and elsewhere, particularly in the National Guard and Reserves. "We've got problems in our own country," said Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., who chairs the House subcommittee with control over the defense budget. ...
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