How are you so sure that this is the cause of the loss of the money. According to all the articles I've read on the topic, it was obvious to one and all the loose controls put in place by those put in charge of the reconstruction by the US govt. And it became a free-for-all to get as much out of it as possible.

There was a quote I read where someone submitted his request for x amount of the money. When he went to go pick it up, he found the forms he had submitted had the amount changed to x amount plus quite a bit more. The US general who handed the money over to him referred to the "plus amount" as his retirement fund.

>I say we go out and get all of the food, drugs, money, and weapons that the enemy has acquired from us. The majority of the wasted money over there is due to corruption within the Iraqi system and it getting diverted to the other side (many times to keep the peace in an area and appease the enemy).
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>>>BTW, I forget; how much are we spending in Iraq (including the huge amounts we pay to mercenaries and Halliburton and other companies) and what percentage of this does the Children's bill amount to? (rethorical question, no need to answer - it's your money too, so you should be concerned)
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>>There should be absolutely no problem with funding any of this. Simply require KBR, Custer Battles, Blackwater et al to return any money they can't account for, or else forfeit their contracts.