Did you know Iraq is SPENDING $6 billion/yr on OIL IMPORTS?

[DoYouEverWonder]

This is beyond believable. At least Saddam kept the oil flowing.

U.S.: Iraq on own to rebuild

March 25, 2006

"The Iraqi government needs to build up its capability to do its own capital budget investment," Daniel Speckhard, director of the U.S. Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, told reporters.

The burden of funding reconstruction poses an extraordinary challenge for a country that needs tens of billions of dollars for repairing its infrastructure at the same time it's struggling to pay its bills. Iraq's main revenue source - oil - is hampered by insurgent attacks on production facilities and pipelines, forcing the country to spend $6 billion a year on oil imports.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060324/ts_usatoday/usiraqonowntorebuild

No wonder Bush is so happy. In just 5 short years he has achieved his goals even beyond his own wildest dreams. He has destroyed Iraq, he has bankrupted the USA and he has stuff all his friends pockets full of money. I bet he can't wait to settle into his deluxe bunker once he decides to go AWOL again.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. On whose credit card?

[teryang]

2. On its face a complete and utter failure.

"The Iraqi government needs to build up its capability to do its own capital budget investment," Daniel Speckhard, director of the U.S. Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, told reporters.

What a pathetic joke. Who is selling the oil to Iraq? KBR? Exxon?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Saddam was writing romance novels when he was shocked and

awed.... maybe he was going to destroy our society with his decadent writings.... oh lord.... what a tangled web shrub wove.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. This was the last project Saddam was working on

before the invasion. It was going to be the biggest mosque in Iraq.

http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1047144929377_2003/03/11/11wld_iraq_mosque,0.jpg

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. Woah..... look at all the nooks and crannies where you could hide

wmdzzzzzzzzzzz....... amazing, wtf would this man be building a mosque for?? What a backward nation with more phd's per capita than Amurka.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Why not build it?

Iraq has/had some of the most beautiful mosques in the world. Sure beats blowing shit up.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

9. Can they make shrub stand in front of a blackboard and write 1000

times, I will not commit warcrimes, I will not commit warcrimes, I will not commit warcrimes.....

[n2doc]

4. I'll bet their "slant drilling" buddies in Kuwait

Are selling their own oil to them and living every minute of it...

[BlooInBloo]

8. Yeah right. Like Iraq even HAS $6 billion per year.

Bullshit. They're spending OUR $6 billion per year on oil imports.