Tag Archives: Reconstruction

Why Being So Right Feels So Bad Why did it take the State Department 10 years and billions of dollars to figure out that Iraq reconstruction was a massive failure? BY… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

US May Have Wasted $8 Billion in Effort to Rebuild Iraq By Luis Martinez @LMartinezABC Mar 6, 2013 3:12pm Almost 10 years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, an accounting of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

U.S. Spent Too Much In Iraq, Got Little In Return, Watchdog Report Says by Krishnadev Calamur March 06, 2013 5:53 PM Ten years and $60 billion in taxpayer funds later, Iraq… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

   STUART BOWEN | SIGIR | SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION | IRAQ | US OCCUPATION | ANALYSIS Amid chaos and corruption Ten years on, US auditor for Iraq reconstruction… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

David Wood   david.wood@huffingtonpost.com   Iraq Reconstruction Cost U.S. $60 Billion, Left Behind Corruption And Waste Posted: 03/06/2013 1:12 pm EST WASHINGTON — In nine years of war in Iraq, 4,448 Americans… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/05/the_democracy_boondoggle_in_iraq The Democracy Boondoggle in Iraq The U.S. spent billions promoting democracy in Iraq. Now the official verdict is in: It was all for nothing. BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 5,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Report Details Mistakes Made by U.S. in Improvement Projects for Iraq By MICHAEL R. GORDON Published: March 6, 2013 WASHINGTON — Before he left his Pentagon post, Defense Secretary Leon E.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Wednesday 6 March • News about Europe, for the world U.S. Wasted Billions of Dollars on Iraqi Reconstruction Wednesday, March 6, 2013 – 06:00Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Mar 06 (IPS) –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

WORLD NEWS Updated March 5, 2013, 11:35 p.m. ET U.S. Is Hit on Iraq, Afghan Outlays By DION NISSENBAUM WASHINGTON—After spending $150 billion on controversial development projects in Iraq and Afghanistan,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Bloomberg News Iraq Rebuilding Marred by $9 Billion Loss, Auditor Says By Tony Capaccio on March 06, 2013 The U.S. lost at least $9 billion of taxpayer money set aside to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →