For a little more than $38 billion, the United States and its contractors in Iraq have provided 4.6 million people with access to water. They have distributed seeds to Iraqi farmers, improving wheat harvests. With electricity-generating capacity now above prewar levels, they have given many Iraqis more daily hours of power. They have repaired more than 5,000 schools and vaccinated 4.6 million children against polio.
The list goes on. But as the U.S.-led, U.S.-funded portion of Iraq's reconstruction nears its end, American officials and contractors alike are grappling with a cold reality: Thousands of successes in Iraq may add up to a single failure.
"We accomplished a significant amount of work. But it was just overwhelmed by the overlay of violence," said Clifford G. Mumm, who has spent much of the past three years in Iraq managing projects for Bechtel Corp. "It's hard to be very optimistic."
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2 comments:
I saw this haadline this morning... it is so sad what we have done to Afghanistan and Iraq...the poor innocent people
Just wait until the congressional hearings show how much money was pilfered and wasted by these inept theives...people are going to be so angry!!! especially since by thin interest rates here will be higher and the American people will be feeling it in their pocketbooks more...
It is pretty sad. That is why Waxman is investigating this matter and holding individuals accountable. Speaking of Waxman, he must a busy person because his voice mail rolls over to his secretary which her voice mail was full this morning. I was unable to leave a message with him...
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