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Archae

(46,337 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:21 PM Jul 2013

$34 million down a rat hole, who signed off on this?

Both ABC news and Rachel Maddow today reported on a $34 million military building in Afghanistan no one wanted, and now no one will ever use it since it costs too much for the Aghans to run and maintain it.

So this $34 million building is going to no doubt be demolished.

$34 million down a rat hole.

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$34 million down a rat hole, who signed off on this? (Original Post) Archae Jul 2013 OP

But the contractors got paid Gman Jul 2013 #1

And I have no doubt these contractors will be connected to Bush and/or Cheney. Archae Jul 2013 #3

No bid contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq Gman Jul 2013 #6

Only a tip of the rathole. marble falls Jul 2013 #2

War is Hell jpak Jul 2013 #4

I wonder how many furloughs AnnieBW Jul 2013 #5

Doesn't matter. So long as we're not paying those greedy unions, poor people, MichiganVote Jul 2013 #7

Hey it's not like they were shipping pallets of cash over there... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #8

That $34 million wasted is just the tip of a gigantic-sized indepat Jul 2013 #9

Gman

(24,780 posts)

1. But the contractors got paid

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:27 PM

Jul 2013

And that was what these wars were all about.

Archae

(46,337 posts)

3. And I have no doubt these contractors will be connected to Bush and/or Cheney.

Reply to Gman (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:36 PM

Jul 2013

More likely Cheney.

Gman

(24,780 posts)

6. No bid contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq

Reply to Archae (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:59 PM

Jul 2013

Given to Halliburton saved them from bankruptcy because of the possible billions in legal losses from the asbestos lawsuits from asbestos companies that Cheney bought when he was CEO. It was perfect.

marble falls

(57,112 posts)

2. Only a tip of the rathole.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:31 PM

Jul 2013

jpak

(41,758 posts)

4. War is Hell

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:40 PM

Jul 2013

Except for No Bid Contractors

Yup

AnnieBW

(10,429 posts)

5. I wonder how many furloughs

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:43 PM

Jul 2013

that building is worth?

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)

7. Doesn't matter. So long as we're not paying those greedy unions, poor people,

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 12:00 AM

Jul 2013

educating kids, spreading out peanut butter for the kid lunch crowd and we're all one big happy family on $7 an hour buying from the shithead Walmart crowd we're perfect. We have to be. That's our job, to eat shit and like it.

This message brought to you by ALEC and the Koch Brothers.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

8. Hey it's not like they were shipping pallets of cash over there...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 04:14 PM

Jul 2013

That was Iraq...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1

indepat

(20,899 posts)

9. That $34 million wasted is just the tip of a gigantic-sized

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:43 PM

Jul 2013

iceberg, probably like 1 of several thousand x 3.

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