I want to know where the 87 billion went!

[DianeG5385]

Why do they need 4 billion more if they haven't yet spent the 87 billion? Or have they? I want to know how much went to private contractors vs. our troops. I think our dollars are being privatized and this stupid war is the cover.

[Skink]

1. Iraqi Provisional Authority

Conveniently disbanded. :wtf:

[indigobusiness]

2. Most of it slipped through the cracks

and into the pockets of criminals and exploiters.

Imagine what it could've done, spent wisely?

[DustMolecule]

3. I want to know where it went also!!!

Who else wants to know? Shall we call our reps and ask them to find out ASAP??? <---- I'm serious, we have a right to know!!! That's alotta cash to be 'disappeared' and it better be a GOOOOD/verifiable explanation, methinks.

[Sugarbleus]

4. 'Twas the first thing I asked when Rumdum fumbled the ball at

that camp in Kuwait with the reservists. I did hear that Haliburton's bottom line has fattened.... :think:

[DianeG5385]

5. If Congress won't exercise oversight We The People Must!

By the way that's our job if our leaders fail to represent us as they clearly are. We have a Right to demand an accounting of how those funds were spent. GAO must audit and get back to us.

[Sugarbleus]

8. I'll write my reps about this...hope others will do likewise..

This government is like a bunch of ravenous wolves (no disrespect to beautiful wolves); devouring everything they can get their "hungry hands" on.

SPEND SPEND SPEND, line pockets, line pockets, line pockets...rape the tax payers over and over and over again.

Steal from trust funds with impunity. Waste, waste, waste.

They use up our strength, our labor, our health, and our taxes..then they toss us out.........Little ACCOUNTING for one damn thing.

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!

[JohnnyRingo]

6. Plus, 2mil bbls of oil is being exported a day

Early this year they were asked where the money was going.
They said that it was being placed in a fund to rebuild the country.

Then this summer the CPA admitted that "someone" stole the money...they don't have a suspect.

Really

[DianeG5385]

7. If you want to know where the money went

Look where the former Cabinet secretaries and congresspeople get their "consulting" jobs after they leave office. These people end up millionaires ala Bernie Kerik...Oh please! This is just a huge disguised bribe! How much do you think FOX is paying Zell Miller their new "consultant"? After dissing his own party (His word, I think he's always been a racist puke)he gets a gig with Fox??? This is the new way these guys pay off through "Bonuses". It's slick, but evidence of the massive corruption in our current gov't. Time to take it back as provided for in the Constitution.

[AgadorSparticus]

9. privatizing is code for funneling money.

[DianeG5385]

10. You got that right.

We need to expose this money trail, who get's paid off etc and it's not that hard. Any one of these who are public companies must report and disclose to their shareholders highly compensated employees. If they are 'private', the gov't should still be able to track payments to contractors. If Congress won't do it, especially if members are looking for "payoff" in the form of lucrative post government employment consulting contracts, you'll know. Look who employs Tom Ridge once he leaves gov't and publicize it to the max. This is the new illegal payoff gambit that MUST be shut down.

[AgadorSparticus]

11. problem is that they have 2 sets of books. one for the gov't and the

real one. but it doesn't even matter anymore. enron moneygrubbers are still skiing in Vail and tanning in St. Thomas. why even put up pretenses when your buddy is the president who owns the entire playground.

it goes back to the voting. it is truly the cornerstone of democracy and we are being stripped of that. where can we possibly inject accountability without that?