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Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go?

Blake Bowden

Administrator
Staff Member
Wow...

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Source: Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
 

JTM

"Just in case"
Premium Member
it didn't go to acorn, it was the previous administration's practice of allowing anyone with an idea for building something in iraq to walk up and get money for it that caused this. that was LOGCAP 1-2. We're in LOGCAP 4(?) rules now, and it doesn't work like that anymore.

what's surprising is that we're complaining about 9 billion lost dollars. this is a trillion dollar war. that's 0.9% of the money in iraq was lost. there is no mention of the 990 other billion dollars that have been spent, or even the loss of life.
 
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Wingnut

Premium Member
For the war or wasting of the most money? War Id say bad intelligence or even Sadam. If you want to break it down exact finger pointing the congress that approved it.
 

Blake Bowden

Administrator
Staff Member
For the war or wasting of the most money? War Id say bad intelligence or even Sadam. If you want to break it down exact finger pointing the congress that approved it.

IMO Bush dragged us into Iraq and it's costing us billions. That being said, it pales to what Obama has done to our economy. I voted for Bush twice and Obama the last go around. In 2012 I'll ask myself "Are you better off than you were four years ago"....
 

Wingnut

Premium Member
vote for an 'originalist' and keep the Constitution intact. I always have to ask when people want change "What exactly is it you want to change and why?" sometimes the cure is worse than the problem.
 

Dave in Waco

Premium Member
vote for an 'originalist' and keep the Constitution intact. I always have to ask when people want change "What exactly is it you want to change and why?" sometimes the cure is worse than the problem.

Or what's the old saying, "Better the devil you know then the one you don't."
 
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