US Congress on Thursday approved a law on defense spending for 2015, which includes funds for training Syrian and Iraqi forces fighting so-called. Islamic state, and one billion USD to strengthen the US military presence in Eastern Europe.
The 89 senators voted for the Act and 11 against. Last week, the bill has already passed the House of Representatives.
Congress has consented to the Pentagon spending in FY 2015 in the amount of 577 billion USD including 64 billion for operations abroad, mainly in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Act also includes $ 5 billion for the fight against jihadist organization specifying as the Islamic State (IS), which leads the fight against the cruel methods to establish the so-called. Islamic caliphate in the territories of Iraq and Syria. Congress agreed to a two-year training program of moderate Syrian opposition in Syria, where more than four years of civil war, so as to enhance its ability to fight with IS. USA will also be trained for this purpose the Iraqi and Kurdish forces.
Warsaw promise
The Congress also agreed to spend $ 1 billion that President Barack Obama promised during his visit to Warsaw in June. on strengthening the US military presence in Central and Eastern Europe, in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine (ie. European reassurance Initiative).
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These measures, as explained to the White House when reported this proposal, to be “temporary support aimed to increase the security and defense capabilities,” American allies in NATO. The money is to be spent, among others, on maneuvers in the European countries with the participation of American troops, the deployment of military analysts and planners as well as the deployment of American equipment.
The law also maintains the ban on the transfer to the US suspected of terrorism prisoners from the military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, making it difficult to Obama’s promise to close the implementation owianego infamous prison.
In addition, Congress declined slightly housing allowances, as well as co-financing the cost of prescription drugs for the military, but also did not object to the proposed salary increase for the Pentagon by 1 percent.
The law rejects for this series, previously provided under the savings abandon plans to maintain expensive hardware. In use to remain m. In. aircraft designed to destroy armored A-10 Warthog aircraft carrier USS and “George Washington,” whose “retirement” was considered as part of the savings.
Author: kg // RZW / PAP
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