washington president donald trump ask congress give pentagon billion flexible fund use islamic state next six months administration weigh change u.s.-led campaign militant group trump also seek upgrade long-underfunded facilities u.s. military guantanamo bay detention center cuba trump democratic predecessor barack obama unsuccessfully seek close eight-year administration seem like go close anytime soon john roth act pentagon comptroller tell pentagon news brief explain move proposals part 30 billion supplemental request congress add money pentagon budget government ongoing fiscal year begin obama administration end september include plan crank u.s. fund fight islamic state militants items like high-tech bomb defenses insurgents drone bring overall spend campaign high level yet pentagon say likely large request roth say one analyst call billion flexible spend request pentagon slush fund many lawmakers expect reluctant loosen oversight pentagon spend money trump additional fund might mean america evolve war strategy islamic state come months immediately clear request come u.s.-backed force iraq syria enter critical phase campaign retake islamic state two big cities mosul iraq raqqa syria trump administration weigh deployment u.s. troop head top u.s. congressional committees oversee pentagon criticize trump 2018 budget request say even money need clear virtually everyone cut military much suffer enormous damage say republican representative mac thornberry chairman house representatives arm service committee todd harrison center strategic international study think tank washington question whether trump budget wish list could muster enough support among democrats whose vote would need sign spend bill give slim republican hold senate trump say election campaign want keep guantanamo bay detention center open load bad dudes trump 5.1 billion overseas contingency operations request include provision 1.1 billion additional fund range pentagon project include plan design construction project support detention operations guantanamo bay cuba prison open republican president george w. bush hold terrorism suspect capture overseas sept. 11 2001 attack come symbolize harsh detention practice open unite state accusations torture obama reduce inmate population 41 fell short fulfil promise close jail 2017 request would also hike spend broad defense department next six months 24.9 billion seek readiness need years complaints congressionally impose spend cap lockheed martin would one big beneficiaries proposal 13.5 billion would spend military hardware include five f-35 warplanes well army blackhawk helicopters make sikorsky aircraft lockheed subsidiary trump also want 12 interceptors thaad missile defense system unite state deploy thaad south korea response north korea ballistic missile nuclear test boeing would also gain 2.4 billion additional 24 f/a-18 e/f jet fighters 7.2 billion would pay things like military train cyber intelligence capabilities support weapons systems trump eye 'flexible islamic state war fund guantanamo upgrade