Bush administration encouraged to keep its word

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=117b22e50a9b2fd0

Two years ago, the United States government promised to build more than 140 badly needed health clinics in Iraq, bringing basic care to underserved areas outside the big cities.

That could have done a lot of good, saving innocent Iraqi lives and building goodwill for the United States in places where it has grown dangerously scarce.

A generous cost-plus contract was awarded to Parsons Inc., an American construction firm, to do the work, supervised by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Now, with roughly $200 million already spent and financing from Washington set to run out in less than nine months, it appears extremely unlikely that most of those clinics will ever be built. As The Washington Post reported earlier this month, the Army Corps of Engineers predicts that no more than 20 clinics will actually be completed - out of 142.

America's good intentions should not be allowed to expire with so pathetically little achieved. The country's three years in Iraq have been a cavalcade of squandered opportunities and unanticipated outcomes. Many of those are now, sadly, beyond retrieval. The health clinics are not
more...
The wasting of the American taxpayer and the deplorable situation in Iraq ... is criminal!!!

NO ACCOUNTABILITY!!!

[Myrna Minkoff]

1. What, and break a perfect record? eom

[Roland99]

8. Welcome to DU, Myrna Minkoff!

:hi:

[babylonsister]

2. That could apply to residents of the gulf coast, or just about

any situation dimson has been involved in. Keep its word?:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[lovuian]

3. 200 million dollars??? for 20 clinics which I bet has

used equipment and outdates stuff that American hospitals were going to toss away... what a freakin scam!!!

[sam sarrha]

4. dont hold your breath.. those people are 'brown' and heathens

[Toots]

5. And Health Clinics in America are closing for lack of support

At least they got twenty new Clinics. America has lost at least that many since Bush* stole his way to Office.

[Supersedeas]

6. Promises promises

[onager]

7. Hitler Administration Encouraged To Observe Its Treaties

n/t

[tom_paine]

12. Yep. One a kinder and gentler version of the other

(for the moment, anyway)

[Cha]

9. That's a Tragic Laugh!

When has the bush maladmin kept their word on ANYTHING???????

[u4ic]

10. Keep its word?

Wouldn't Bush have to know how to speak first? :shrug:

[Bush_MUST_Go]

11. bush will keep his promise, as soon as he finishes reading "My Pet Goat."

[u4ic]

14. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[0007]

13. Weren't we suppose get cheap oil by invading Iraq?

[symbolman]

15. Yeah, we've heard all about it

How they liked to take breaks and go out and play "soccer" with BUNDLES of 100 Dollar Bills..

And Rummy can't seem to find over 2 TRILLION BUCKS that got lost in the system somewhere.

Two bits says that trillion or two is within 50 yards of crystal clear azure water and tables filled with Mai Tais or Captain Morgan RUM, and a bunch of people named BIN LADEN sitting around laughing all day long with guys like Tom Delay, or scum just like him.

I predict that Bush or Cheney will be the FIRST Trillionaire ex pResidents in the history of America.

[Skittles]

16. sky urged to turn purple

yeah