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·Pentagon Admitted Military Is Not Prepared For Reconstruction Work
Needed In Iraq.
"A Pentagon directive issued this week orders the military to be sure,
next time it goes to war, to prepare more thoroughly for picking up the
pieces afterward... The policy follows criticism that the Pentagon
neglected to plan sufficiently for the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq
invasion. Not only did conditions in the country turn out worse than
anticipated, but early hopes of being able to hand off a large share of
responsibility to civilian organizations and to Iraqis proved overly
optimistic. As a result, the U.S. military in Iraq has been badly
stressed to come up with the skills, equipment and troops to ensure
security and begin rebuilding the country."
[Washington Post, 12/2/05]
USAID Director Who Predicted Cheap Rebuilding In Iraq Quit.
"The head of the government's overseas relief agency [Andrew Natsios] ,
the U.S. Agency for International Development, is leaving his job...
'Secretary Rice asked him to stay but he felt it was time for new
challenges,' Rice senior adviser Jim Wilkinson said. In 2003 Natsios
confidently predicted that U.S. taxpayers would not have to pay more
than $1.7 billion for the reconstruction of Iraq, a job that is now
expected to cost tens of billions of dollars. The Washington Post later
reported that a transcript of Natsios' remark on ABC's Nightline was
removed from the agency's Web site. 'The rest of the rebuilding of Iraq
will be done by other countries who have already made pledges,' Natsios
said on the television program. 'The American part of this will be $1.7
billion. We have no plans for any further-on funding for this.'"
[Associated Press State & Local Wire, 12/2/05]
[ONLY 1.7 Billion? What a lie]
Needed In Iraq.
"A Pentagon directive issued this week orders the military to be sure,
next time it goes to war, to prepare more thoroughly for picking up the
pieces afterward... The policy follows criticism that the Pentagon
neglected to plan sufficiently for the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq
invasion. Not only did conditions in the country turn out worse than
anticipated, but early hopes of being able to hand off a large share of
responsibility to civilian organizations and to Iraqis proved overly
optimistic. As a result, the U.S. military in Iraq has been badly
stressed to come up with the skills, equipment and troops to ensure
security and begin rebuilding the country."
[Washington Post, 12/2/05]
USAID Director Who Predicted Cheap Rebuilding In Iraq Quit.
"The head of the government's overseas relief agency [Andrew Natsios] ,
the U.S. Agency for International Development, is leaving his job...
'Secretary Rice asked him to stay but he felt it was time for new
challenges,' Rice senior adviser Jim Wilkinson said. In 2003 Natsios
confidently predicted that U.S. taxpayers would not have to pay more
than $1.7 billion for the reconstruction of Iraq, a job that is now
expected to cost tens of billions of dollars. The Washington Post later
reported that a transcript of Natsios' remark on ABC's Nightline was
removed from the agency's Web site. 'The rest of the rebuilding of Iraq
will be done by other countries who have already made pledges,' Natsios
said on the television program. 'The American part of this will be $1.7
billion. We have no plans for any further-on funding for this.'"
[Associated Press State & Local Wire, 12/2/05]
[ONLY 1.7 Billion? What a lie]