I wonder if Bush could secretely start selling off US assests to pay for a continuation of the war into the future. I'm sure oil companies would be interested in ANWAR, we could sell the National Parks, etc. Arms sales ala Iran-Contra is also a possibility. This would remove congress from the funding equation.

It is rediculus to attach timelines or performance measurements to war funding. I suspect we will need to remain in Iraq for years to come, we cannot allow funding to be an impediment to our noble cause.