Monday, December 11, 2006
Iraq's Dollars and Oil?
How come so many informative TV programs come from other countries? DirecTV’s Link TV just showed a BBC documentary on what happened to the $22 billion dollars that belonged to the Iraqis from the UN Oil for Food program.
For some reason it was given to the Pentagon and they can’t account for most of the $19 billion dollars spent. They tried to spend it all but couldn’t so they handed over what was left to the Iraqis. $3 billion. There’s hardly anything to show for the $19 billion as the Iraqis have less electricity, running water, supplies or better hospitals. It showed the rampant fraud and how bricks of $100 dollar bills just vanished in a greedy free for all.
The Pentagon also managed to loose most of the $22 billion dollars that we gave the Iraqis.
On top of that $22 billion, this war has cost the U.S. over $450 billion, the state of Washington $8.7 billion and Thurston County $378 million.
No wonder the Iraqis want us out of there. They were once looked up to by other countries in the area as having top class doctors etc but they have become a 3rd world country and to top it off, the new Iraq Study Group suggests we bring in the multi national oil companies and privatize their oil! They mention it dozens of times in the report while mentioning schools a couple of times. Not surprising when you realize that James Baker III who heads the group, works for Saudi Arabia, Halliburton and many of the big corporate oil players.
For some reason it was given to the Pentagon and they can’t account for most of the $19 billion dollars spent. They tried to spend it all but couldn’t so they handed over what was left to the Iraqis. $3 billion. There’s hardly anything to show for the $19 billion as the Iraqis have less electricity, running water, supplies or better hospitals. It showed the rampant fraud and how bricks of $100 dollar bills just vanished in a greedy free for all.
The Pentagon also managed to loose most of the $22 billion dollars that we gave the Iraqis.
On top of that $22 billion, this war has cost the U.S. over $450 billion, the state of Washington $8.7 billion and Thurston County $378 million.
No wonder the Iraqis want us out of there. They were once looked up to by other countries in the area as having top class doctors etc but they have become a 3rd world country and to top it off, the new Iraq Study Group suggests we bring in the multi national oil companies and privatize their oil! They mention it dozens of times in the report while mentioning schools a couple of times. Not surprising when you realize that James Baker III who heads the group, works for Saudi Arabia, Halliburton and many of the big corporate oil players.
# posted by Florence Vincent @ 1:11 AM 
