Comments on: A Day Late and a Dollar Short http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mommybrain http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-169216 Mommybrain Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:08:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-169216 <p>No one else in Iraq has electricity, water, schools, AC, but the new American base does. It has all those things, on the outskirts of Baghdad. This is why no one else does - all resources went to building this fort that shouts “We’re here forever, bitches, get use to it.”</p> No one else in Iraq has electricity, water, schools, AC, but the new American base does. It has all those things, on the outskirts of Baghdad. This is why no one else does – all resources went to building this fort that shouts “We’re here forever, bitches, get use to it.”

]]> By: ironranger http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-169068 ironranger Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:51:57 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-169068 <p>I have seen mentioned the Pentagon $ missing 9/10/01 by egregious & someone else…anyone have a link to an article?<br /> Coleman is my senator (oh, the shame) & I emailed him that I thought a much better use of his time would be to investigate all the $ missing in Iraq (I think it was est $9 billion then) than the oil-for-food thing. Of course, a form-type letter back with no words on the current thefts.</p> I have seen mentioned the Pentagon $ missing 9/10/01 by egregious & someone else…anyone have a link to an article?
Coleman is my senator (oh, the shame) & I emailed him that I thought a much better use of his time would be to investigate all the $ missing in Iraq (I think it was est $9 billion then) than the oil-for-food thing. Of course, a form-type letter back with no words on the current thefts.

]]> By: shootthatarrow http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-169046 shootthatarrow Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:42:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-169046 <p>The scale of funding being shoveled into Iraq<br /> becomes numbing from its’ width and depth. The<br /> Democrats have failed the American people with<br /> having let this Bush WH be so sloppy about such<br /> obvious management and accountability shortfalls and pay no political penalty for it.<br /> Were the tables turned and it was a debacle<br /> to be laid at the doorstep of a Democrat run<br /> WH do you think KR would have let this slide<br /> by? One can easily imagine several high powered<br /> GOP inquisitions being trumpeted about “waste,<br /> fraud and graft of this Democrat WH”. Surely<br /> if any of it could be made to stick close to<br /> the Oval Office whether due to election giving<br /> or who knew who from where dot connects talk<br /> of impeachment would be getting airtime.<br /> So the Democrats have a first tier issue here<br /> and yet seem unable or unwilling to power up<br /> around it and blow some serious holes in this<br /> GOP condoned taxpayer money abuse.<br /> It becomes increasingly more clear that this<br /> war was mounted to the desires of a range of<br /> related interests who stood to be able to bag<br /> lots of profits along several lines of activity. Indeed from the war munitions,ammo<br /> and all support columns required to keep up the<br /> killing and mayhem to the “reconstruction and<br /> rehab” contracting a range of players benefited<br /> from G.W.Bush invading Iraq. And likely will<br /> continue to do so for several more years if not<br /> the next decade.<br /> The Iraqi Air Force as of today is a ghostly<br /> thin entity. It is very likely the Americans<br /> will move very,very slowly to reconstitute any<br /> Iraq Air Force too. It appears to be the USAF<br /> that will fly the skies of Iraq for the coming<br /> years alone. This ties into the “superbases”<br /> being constructed and ties into the sketchy<br /> and openended “American” deployment slated for<br /> Western Iraq. The thrust of this being to plant<br /> the American Flag on Iraq soil,maintain puppet<br /> string control of Iraqi political leaders or<br /> aid in deposing same should they not display<br /> desired “pro-American” sensibilities. Between<br /> here and there remains lots more killing and<br /> violence.<br /> So where is the Democrat searchlight over all<br /> this? Where are the thrusts of truth and<br /> facts that should be pointed into this Bush WH<br /> everyday during this election cycle?<br /> Where is this Opposition Party?</p> The scale of funding being shoveled into Iraq
becomes numbing from its’ width and depth. The
Democrats have failed the American people with
having let this Bush WH be so sloppy about such
obvious management and accountability shortfalls and pay no political penalty for it.
Were the tables turned and it was a debacle
to be laid at the doorstep of a Democrat run
WH do you think KR would have let this slide
by? One can easily imagine several high powered
GOP inquisitions being trumpeted about “waste,
fraud and graft of this Democrat WH”. Surely
if any of it could be made to stick close to
the Oval Office whether due to election giving
or who knew who from where dot connects talk
of impeachment would be getting airtime.
So the Democrats have a first tier issue here
and yet seem unable or unwilling to power up
around it and blow some serious holes in this
GOP condoned taxpayer money abuse.
It becomes increasingly more clear that this
war was mounted to the desires of a range of
related interests who stood to be able to bag
lots of profits along several lines of activity. Indeed from the war munitions,ammo
and all support columns required to keep up the
killing and mayhem to the “reconstruction and
rehab” contracting a range of players benefited
from G.W.Bush invading Iraq. And likely will
continue to do so for several more years if not
the next decade.
The Iraqi Air Force as of today is a ghostly
thin entity. It is very likely the Americans
will move very,very slowly to reconstitute any
Iraq Air Force too. It appears to be the USAF
that will fly the skies of Iraq for the coming
years alone. This ties into the “superbases”
being constructed and ties into the sketchy
and openended “American” deployment slated for
Western Iraq. The thrust of this being to plant
the American Flag on Iraq soil,maintain puppet
string control of Iraqi political leaders or
aid in deposing same should they not display
desired “pro-American” sensibilities. Between
here and there remains lots more killing and
violence.
So where is the Democrat searchlight over all
this? Where are the thrusts of truth and
facts that should be pointed into this Bush WH
everyday during this election cycle?
Where is this Opposition Party?

]]> By: drouse http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168840 drouse Sun, 02 Jul 2006 04:10:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168840 <p>I always did think that the reason that Paul Bremer recieved his medal was for his role in laying the groundwork for the rape of Iraq’s economy.</p> I always did think that the reason that Paul Bremer recieved his medal was for his role in laying the groundwork for the rape of Iraq’s economy.

]]> By: Rayne http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168823 Rayne Sun, 02 Jul 2006 03:42:48 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168823 <p>Great job once again, Matt. Ugh. I cannot believe how much money we have pissed away on pure thievery.</p> <p>We could have saved the continent of Africa from disease and pestilence.</p> <p>We could have gone to the moon and maybe Mars.</p> <p>We could have built another couple Hubble telescopes and more.</p> <p>We could have found the cure to most common cancers.</p> <p>But no…we bought a big money pit in the desert, into which I want to heave my guts for the loss of things that should have been with all this money and better intentions.</p> Great job once again, Matt. Ugh. I cannot believe how much money we have pissed away on pure thievery.

We could have saved the continent of Africa from disease and pestilence.

We could have gone to the moon and maybe Mars.

We could have built another couple Hubble telescopes and more.

We could have found the cure to most common cancers.

But no…we bought a big money pit in the desert, into which I want to heave my guts for the loss of things that should have been with all this money and better intentions.

]]> By: TeddySanFran http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168688 TeddySanFran Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:38:42 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168688 <p>Matt, seriously, have you made inquiries about getting the series published? Perhaps you should talk to Jen Nix about another HWAPA. She has great ideas about 21st century progressive publishing.</p> <p>Alternatively, have you gotten paper copies into the hands of any progressives on the Hill? I would be happy to get them into Barbara Boxer’s hands. We should talk about this.</p> Matt, seriously, have you made inquiries about getting the series published? Perhaps you should talk to Jen Nix about another HWAPA. She has great ideas about 21st century progressive publishing.

Alternatively, have you gotten paper copies into the hands of any progressives on the Hill? I would be happy to get them into Barbara Boxer’s hands. We should talk about this.

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168674 rwcole Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:22:48 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168674 <p>Senate Races</p> <p>Dems leading in Pennsylvania</p> <p>Dems leading in Missouri</p> <p>Rhode Island a dead heat</p> <p>Tennessee now looks like a dead heat</p> <p>Ohio and Montana keep flippin back and forth- Rasmussen does a poll that shows a gooper lead- the Zogby does one that shows the dem ahead- so who knows.</p> <p>Dems need to win ALL SIX to take control- UNLESS</p> <p>Virginia goes dem. Dem within five points according to latest. This one’s FUN!</p> Senate Races

Dems leading in Pennsylvania

Dems leading in Missouri

Rhode Island a dead heat

Tennessee now looks like a dead heat

Ohio and Montana keep flippin back and forth- Rasmussen does a poll that shows a gooper lead- the Zogby does one that shows the dem ahead- so who knows.

Dems need to win ALL SIX to take control- UNLESS

Virginia goes dem. Dem within five points according to latest. This one’s FUN!

]]> By: siun http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168670 siun Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:21:01 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168670 <p>Teddy - you are very right that those clinics are missing. Check over at MFIs site (click my name to link there) and scroll down a little for several detailed posts on the conditions in Iraqi hospitals at the moment including comments from one medical worker.</p> <p>And given the state of medical care and the horrific wounds so many Iraqi children are suffering, the IOM (International Organization For Migration) has been asked by the Iraqi government to airlift children out for medical care. Several hundred have been treated in Jordan, etc but 6,000 are on the waiting list. To read more or to donate, click on this link:</p> <p><a href="http://www.iom-iraq.net/MedicalEvacuationProgramme.html">http://www.iom-iraq.net/Medica.....ramme.html</a></p> Teddy – you are very right that those clinics are missing. Check over at MFIs site (click my name to link there) and scroll down a little for several detailed posts on the conditions in Iraqi hospitals at the moment including comments from one medical worker.

And given the state of medical care and the horrific wounds so many Iraqi children are suffering, the IOM (International Organization For Migration) has been asked by the Iraqi government to airlift children out for medical care. Several hundred have been treated in Jordan, etc but 6,000 are on the waiting list. To read more or to donate, click on this link:

http://www.iom-iraq.net/Medica…..ramme.html

]]> By: meta http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168668 meta Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:19:31 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168668 <p>New thread to tread.</p> New thread to tread.

]]> By: jlr http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168667 jlr Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:17:57 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/01/a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short/#comment-168667 <p>Any chance some of this missing money will find its way into the coffers of Republican candidates?</p> Any chance some of this missing money will find its way into the coffers of Republican candidates?

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