There was no shortage of warnings about the electrical dangers in Iraq, just a shortage of will

[Swede]

"There was no shortage of warnings about the electrical dangers in Iraq, just a shortage of will to do right by our troops," said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.


As of July 10, there have been 16 deaths — 10 soldiers, 5 Marines and a third-country contractor for the Defense Department — according to an interim Defense Department report obtained by The Associated Press in advance of the committee's hearing.

The initial IG report found no evidence that KBR or the Defense Contract Management Agency were aware of any life-threatening hazards at the Army barracks in Iraq where at least one U.S. soldier, Sgt. Ryan Maseth of Pittsburgh, was electrocuted.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/30/america/Iraq-Contractors-Electrocutions.php

[Puzzler]

1. I doubt if they had any qualified electricians actually doing any of the wiring.

The contractors just pocketed the money and probably just hired out local unqualified help for pennies a day. I mean, from what I've read, most of this stuff was not even grounded.