$200 BILLION in Iraq and Reconstruction could STOP since money GONE!!!

[jackstraw45]

Absolutely CRIMINAL. $200,000,000,000 in Iraq. Fat cats richer - country still a MESS. WE paid the bill with blood and cash...and there's more to COME!!
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1566176,00.html

Iraq rebuilding under threat as US runs out of money

Rory Carroll in Baghdad and Julian Borger in Washington
Friday September 9, 2005
The Guardian

Key rebuilding projects in Iraq are grinding to a halt because American money is running out and security has diverted funds intended for electricity, water and sanitation, according to US officials.

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"We have scaled back our projects in many areas," James Jeffrey, a senior state department adviser on Iraq, told a congressional committee in Washington, in remarks quoted by the Los Angeles Times. "We do not have the money."

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[cynatnite]

1. but..but...but...Iraq oil was supposed to pay for it!

:sarcasm:

[metisnation]

2. data says.....

"misson" a complete and miserable failure. Everything GW touches turns to shit. Our troops deserve a better commander in chief!

:kick:

[Vincardog]

3. Demand an accounting now WTF does it take to stop the looting?

Congress needs to start doing its FUCKING JOB and stop the BFEE's looting of America

[alfredo]

4. That was our money. Where did it go?

We've been ripped off.

[Old and In the Way]

6. Ask Joe Allbaugh.

He left Iraq last week and is not working out of Baton Rouge.

[alfredo]

9. Hmmm the usual suspects.

[jackstraw45]

5. Some perspective on the money...

Americans have donated $500 MILLION dollars to Katrina relief, seen as AMAZING considering less than 1/5 of that was donated during previous disasters.

Yet $500 MILLION is only 1/400 of what has been spent in Iraq.

Astounding.

[Old and In the Way]

8. What did $300BB buys us? Lets add it up.

Plus

+ One old, defanged dictator

Minus

- 1800+ dead Americans...and counting
- 10,000+ causualties....and counting
- 250,000+ innocent Iraqis dead or disabled...and counting
- Oil was $35.00/bbl now going to $70.00/bbl
- A new Islamic state
- millions of ME who hate America
- An international reputation in tatters and our credibility wasted

What we could have done with $300BB

+ Upgrade our ports security
+ Upgarde security of our centralized energy facilities
+ Upgrade our infrasturce...like the flood water controls in NO
+ Invested in alternative/renewable energy sources to cut our dependence on ME oil

All of these things could have created jobs, made us really secure, and that would have helped to ripple and sustain our economy.

The Bush-Republican WOT is DOA. The Project for a New AMerican Century appears to be ending 95 years sooner than these criminals expected.

[stillcool]

7. Jaw hitting floor... n/t

[jackstraw45]

10. I know Katrina is the headline but folks...this is OUTRAGEOUS

:kick:

[SofaKingLiberal]

11. So much for Iraqi oil picking up the tab. eom

[Disturbed]

12. $9 Billion still missing?

[Lori Price CLG]

13. I like the line about the 'fuel shortages...' in *Iraq.* n/t

[freemen2005]

14. HALIBURTON STOLE IT ALL ALREADY?