GWB, upon signing the $87 Billion appropriations bill: With this act of Congress, no enemy or friend can doubt that America has the resources and the will to see this war through to victory.

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The Senate's action came on a voice vote with only six members present, meaning that the decisions of individual members on the administration's vision for Iraq were not recorded. Not voting on the record appealed to both Republicans nervous about explaining the amount to their constituents, and Democrats who did not want their patriotism questioned for opposing the bill.

Given the way the Senate voted on the bill, all it really "demonstrates to our allies and our enemies" is that the Senate includes somewhere between 94 and 99 Weasles, depending on who the 5 "yea"s were. (Byrd was the "No" voice.)