C.N.N. featured an interview with the "Inspector-General" in charge of auditing the war in Iraq. He stated that 43% of OUR money being spent was for repairing and maintaining Iraq's utilities... which are under constant attack, and are now LESS functional than at any time since Saddam's rule. He also stated that he found 34.6 MILLION dollars MISSING... More than 34 million dollars worth of assorted military equipment including weapons, munitions, communication equipment, vehicles, uniforms, etc.. A recent deadly attack in Iraq involved "insurgents" dressed in Iraqi and American military uniforms, who were able to gain access to "secure" areas.. I have a feeling that the "insurgents" are LAUGHING at America's supposed-military "superiority"... as they are able to defeat us with cheap, readily-available supplies and equipment often STOLEN FROM US !!! This war is a criminal- farce.. designed only to enrich the "Military-Industrial-Complex"; justified with LIES, rife with corruption, and paid with the "blood-sweat, and tears, of America's sons and daughters"...... Now they're telling us that all of their "equipment" will need to be replaced... MORE BILLIONS that have not been included in the "cost-of-the war"!! How many schools could be funded with that 34.6 million? How many people could have "Health-Care"? Remember the Cold-War"?... how many BILLIONS of dollars were spent on military programs that were NEVER used?? Perhaps it is time for a "Laissez Faire" attitude in International affairs.. If other nations want something from us.. (like "petro-dollars") , perhaps we should MAKE them submit to OUR rules, to OUR laws, and OUR demands. If the REAL cost of oil were calculated, we must include the TRILLON dollar National Debt, the MILLIONS spent EVERY DAY to fight this war, and the incalculable cost of the tens-of-thousands of dead and wounded . It would make the TRUE "cost-of-gas" RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE... Just how many "bodies-per-gallon" does YOUR car get???
- posted by Dave @ 12:07 PM