OOPS!: U.S. lost track of $9 billion in Iraq funds

[CheapyD]

U.S. lost track of $9 billion in Iraq funds
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly $9 billion of money spent on Iraqi reconstruction is unaccounted for because of inefficiencies and bad management, according to a watchdog report published Sunday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.audit/

 

[ZarathosNY]

The funds must be have been hidden with those Iraqi WMDs.

 

[PsyClerk]

Actually I spent it on a "9 Billion Tacos for 9 Billion Dollars" promotion.

"This should be adequate sustenance for my Dr. Who marathon!"

 

[David85]

Bush is so dumb he thought the money he put in his back pocket was lost?

 

[Trancendental]

A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.

- Senator Everett Dirksen US politician (1896 - 1969).

 

[elprincipe]

[quote name='camoor']

A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.

- Senator Everett Dirksen US politician (1896 - 1969).

[/quote]

Hey, that's what I was going to say! But wasn't it a million here, a million there? *checks Google* Very interesting. Perhaps he never said it at all?

http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_emd_billionhere.htm

It's still a truism if there ever was one to apply to Congress.

 

[Trancendental]

[quote name='elprincipe'][quote name='camoor']

A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.

- Senator Everett Dirksen US politician (1896 - 1969).

[/quote]

Hey, that's what I was going to say! But wasn't it a million here, a million there? *checks Google* Very interesting. Perhaps he never said it at all?

http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_emd_billionhere.htm

It's still a truism if there ever was one to apply to Congress.[/quote]

Pretty soon it will be up to a trillion here, a trillion there...

 

[MrBadExample]

Quick! Somebody pat down Cheney.

 

[CTLesq]

[quote name='MrBadExample']Quick! Somebody pat down Cheney.[/quote]

How correct you are Sir! Its actually hidden in his coat.

Waste like this disgusts me. Spending like the Republican Congress spends disgusts me.

Taxing like the Republican Congress taxes disgusts me.

GWB disgusts me.

CTL

 

[David85]

I love it. We lose billions and a dumbass Republican comes out and says this about Amtrak....

"The White House is saving money for the taxpayers and hopefully serving notice to other agencies that they must be efficient and effective in order to continue receiving tax dollars," Brian Riedl said.

Then why are we giving hundreds of billions in Iraq and losing money?

Dumbasses..... we are all seriously ed by the dumbasses in Washington.

 

[bmulligan]

This is nothing. We can't even account for billions in the department of education:

http://www.usasurvival.org/ck03082001.html

In fact, our government has a hard time reigning in runaway costs in every department:

http://www.akdart.com/abu7.html

So why should Iraq be any different ? It's only 10% (heavy sarcasm)

Dumbass Republicans,
Dumbass Democrats,
Dumbass people who keep voting for them........

 

[David85]

[quote name='bmulligan']
Dumbass people who keep voting for them........[/quote]

You got to vote for some dumbass.

 

[elprincipe]

[quote name='David85'][quote name='bmulligan']
Dumbass people who keep voting for them........[/quote]

You got to vote for some dumbass.[/quote]

Not true. I'm proud to say that over the years I have voted for quite few dumbasses, although I do admit sometimes my choices weren't the best.