U.S. Congress approves the military budget

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Created on Friday, 20 December / 1 December 2013 09:08

Published on Friday, 20 November / 1 December 2013 09:08

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WASHINGTON - Awan

Gave the U.S. Congress today, its light green to the Pentagon's budget for 2014, which includes a special clause in the form of easy transfer of detainees from Guantanamo to foreign countries.

The budget, which took place approved, following a compromise between Democrats and Republicans, allocated about 552.1 billion for military spending, including an increase of 1 percent of the wages of the American military.

It also allocates about 80.7 billion dollars for operations outside the U.S. territory and the bulk of them for the war in Afghanistan.

 

The budget includes a provision expands the possibility for President Barack Obama ordering the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to foreign countries, which could allow him to implement electoral promise he made ​​in 2008 to close the prison, located in Cuba.