It was just in the NY Times today that there is $20 million in this year's budget for a victory-in-Iraq celebration in Washington, DC. Obviously that money isn't going to be spent but it has been carried over to the 2007 budget. The power of optimism!


>Squandering our tax dollars has become a common occurrance in this country. One of the many reasons I believe in smaller government.
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>>>I dont' recall anyone on this forum every claiming what you implied Hugo. I think many may have pointed out that corruption existed and corruption may have been included in a list of problems in Iraq both before and after the invasion, but I don't think anyone ever listed it as the sole excuse (or the sole or even main justification) for invading a country. Can you provide a link to a message where that was done Hugo? I would be very interested in reading it. I must've missed that one...
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>>Never mind Iraq's money. How about ours? Yours and mine?
>>Specifically the $9 billion that is still unaccounted for? The one during Paul Bremer's administration?
>>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.audit/
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>>I call that at worst, corruption, at best, incompetency. GWB gave him a medal. Go figure.
>>http://www.medaloffreedom.com/PaulBremer.htm