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Old May 4th, 2005, 08:59 PM   #1
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U.S. Can't Account for $100M Spent in Iraq


U.S. civilian authorities in Iraq cannot properly account for nearly $100 million that was supposed to have been spent on reconstruction projects in south-central Iraq, government investigators said Wednesday.

There are indications of fraud in the use of the $96.6 million, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. A separate investigation of possible wrongdoing continues.

More than $7 million of the total is unaccounted for, the report said. An additional $89.4 million in payments do not have the required supporting documents.


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Old May 4th, 2005, 09:09 PM   #2
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Did they look under the cushions in the couch???


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Old May 4th, 2005, 09:11 PM   #3
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U.S. civilian authorities in Iraq cannot properly account for nearly $100 million that was supposed to have been spent on reconstruction projects in south-central Iraq, government investigators said Wednesday.

There are indications of fraud in the use of the $96.6 million, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. A separate investigation of possible wrongdoing continues.

More than $7 million of the total is unaccounted for, the report said. An additional $89.4 million in payments do not have the required supporting documents.


http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._pe/iraq_money
First it's $100,000,000.00----Then it's 96.6 million and then----but wait, only 7 million is unaccounted for. Talk about trying to sensationalize.
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Old May 4th, 2005, 09:51 PM   #4
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First it's $100,000,000.00----Then it's 96.6 million and then----but wait, only 7 million is unaccounted for. Talk about trying to sensationalize.
Plus it's only tax payer money and Congress keeps approving more and more, so what the hey -
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Old May 4th, 2005, 10:04 PM   #5
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Good thing we have a solid plan for social security and a national health plan..... otherwise we could really use that money
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Better still, blame the UN, that's what the usually do
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I find it difficult to account for the $ 150 Billion spent invading Iraq, so what's another $100 mil?
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Bush should be the Poster Boy for his,who do you trust to spend your money--you or the goverment.
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I wonder if they've lost any of the money from taking down the Taliban too.
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I find it difficult to account for the $ 150 Billion spent invading Iraq, so what's another $100 mil?
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Old May 5th, 2005, 09:03 AM   #11
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  • A lack of proper rules governing some $600 million in cash handed out by U.S. authorities.
lol...I would have liked to have been in that meeting when it was decided that this was a good idea.
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Iraq?!? IRAQ?!?!

You guys are worried abotu a measily 100 mil unaccounted for in Iraq??

How abou the trillions that are unaccounted for, or accounted for in useless ideas like a 2 million dollar grant to study cow gas emmisions and its effect on the environment (a real granT) that goes on right here in the good ole USA.

Priorities gentlemen, priorities.
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Iraq?!? IRAQ?!?!

You guys are worried abotu a measily 100 mil unaccounted for in Iraq??

How abou the trillions that are unaccounted for, or accounted for in useless ideas like a 2 million dollar grant to study cow gas emmisions and its effect on the environment (a real granT) that goes on right here in the good ole USA.

Priorities gentlemen, priorities.
Howzabout accounting for all of it......
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...useless ideas like a 2 million dollar grant to study cow gas emmisions and its effect on the environment (a real granT) that goes on right here in the good ole USA....
lol...is that study done yet?

Not that I feel much better about this...but at least the money is accounted for...while the thought of some dude chugging a corona in brazil (with stolen u.s. money) kinda troubles me.
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