Posted on 11/03/2006 11:53:55 AM PST by Sub-Driver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 03, 2006
CONTACT: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider 202-226-7616 Pelosi: Reconstruction Effort in Iraq Has Been One of Bush Administration’s Greatest Failures
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on news reports that the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq has received orders to shut down:
“One of the Bush Administration’s greatest failures in Iraq has been the poorly conceived and ineptly managed reconstruction effort. No one knows how much of the $21 billion in U.S. funds made available for reconstruction has gone to projects that were never completed, or that were done so badly that they will have to be done again. What is known is that the botched reconstruction effort, with its no-bid contracts to Halliburton and other companies, is making our troops’ job of securing Iraq more difficult and more dangerous.
“Efforts by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to uncover instances of waste, fraud, and abuse in reconstruction projects have been exceptionally valuable. Republican leaders in Congress are turning a blind eye to the realities on the ground by insisting that the office be closed rather than pushing for desperately needed change in Iraq.
“Democrats want the inspector general to stay at work until the job is done; those individuals and companies responsible for shoddy work or fraudulent billing practices must be held accountable. Extending the tenure of the inspector general will be a priority for the new Congress. It is time for a new direction in Iraq.”
She got the heads-up on the NYT Sunday Magazine article.
Okay, so now they admit the war is over and this is the reconstruction. Always ticked me off when they tried to portray a troubled reconstruction as a "war going badly."
That having been said, this is just more Pelosi BS.
Sheesh, I hope there is a MASSIVE GOP turnout Tuesday!
She says from an undisclosed cave in a remote location.
Nancy came out of hiding?
this should be easy to refute.
She said this today? If so, she must have come out of hiding since she went underground after SKerry's imbecilic statement.
I hope to hear from our soldiers in Iraq this weekend explaining to that scarecrow that this premise is wholly unfounded and contrary to reality.
No one knows how much of the $6,000 billion in U.S. funds made available for The Great Society has gone to projects that were never completed, or that were done so badly that they will have to be done again.
So has the reconstruction on her face......but you don't hear Republicans complaining about that!!
She's too late for Halloween - better put her broom and hat away for next year!
No visible Nance? The botox injection was overloaded.
Does this a$$ puppet do ANY work in her own district?
Omigosh, she is still alive.
In the middle east, when blood and sewage flows in the streets, that's perfectly normal.
Here's a "New Direction" for you, Nancy: STFU. If it were up to you there would be no "reconstruction" at all, because Saddam and his hairy sons would still be stealing the country's wealth, planning for WMD's, and throwing people into wood chippers.
Oh no, we can't have any of this. You can't tell the truth like that.
morons.
GOD PLEASE HELP AMERICA!
Pelosi and reconstruction in one sentence...I thought it was about her face!!
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