(a) 1.7 Billion tax dollars went to a no bid contract given to Halliburton -- {no bid contracts are illegal by the way }Dick Cheney's former company.
(b) $12,000,000,000 in cash was flown to Iraq using military C-130 planes. 363 tons of shrink wrapped $100 were flown there. BTW no one knows where the money is or if it was spent on the right things.
(c) This is according to a Government Accountability Office report released February 13, 2006.[1] "The Administration spent $1.6 billion on contracts with advertising agencies ($1.4 billion), public relations firms ($197 million), and media organizations and individual members of the media ($15 million)."[2] Gullible taxpayers are inadvertently paying the price of their own deception
There is of course more but it's both depresses and angers me to continue.
2007-06-27 05:12:54 · 8 answers · asked by CuriousGuy92 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No I don't feel that way, CuriousGuy92. If I take out the names (Bush and Cheney) and replace them with Clinton/Gore, Bush/Quayle, Carter/Mondale or any presidency I can see a clearer administrative policy. That is of control of the region. Specifically, U.S. control of the region. Your second point of the $12B in cash tells me that new alliances were being made. This region has and is being changed drastically. Most of it we don't and won't know until History Channel talks about it 2 administrations from now. Do I approve? heck, I don't know enough to say squat. Do I feel fleeced as a taxpayer, no, I have to say that our current leaders are doing what they have to do. Will there be misplaced trusts? Yes. Will there be corruption? Oh yes, especially in this region. Will we be sleeping with future enemies to deal with short term goals? Highly likely. Will there be bad decisions? Yes. Will someone (a new ally) screw us? Yes. But all this will be in hindsight, hindsight always being 20/20. What would you do? Will it be 100% satisfactory to the people here and in the region? This is a tough one, sir. Good luck to us all.
2007-06-27 07:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Fred 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even worse is that they've mortgaged our children's and grandchildren's future to China and other nations and destroyed our reputation as leader of the free world. It will take 50 years to recover from this administration, if, indeed, we are able to recover at all!
2007-06-27 13:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by worldinspector 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes.
all things that this administration lists as priorities just happen to need large no-bid contracts along with them.
things like guarding against a suitcase nuke (worst danger facing our nation) are not on the list of priorities for this reason.
2007-06-27 12:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by nostradamus02012 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the more you do a little independant research, the more dissappointing the whole picture becomes. it will take several generations to recover, if at all, from the recklessness of this administration.
2007-06-27 13:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Screwed blued and tattooed with definately no reach around and certainly not a kiss................
We gave them absolute power during a time of fear and absolute power creates absolute corruption.
2007-06-27 12:54:28 · answer #5 · answered by kolacat17 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, we pay the taxes and with all the money they just burn it in the war.
2007-06-27 12:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Preach man Preach ... !!!
2007-06-27 13:36:34 · answer #7 · answered by Big Daddy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this belongs in the fiction isle.....
2007-06-27 12:25:04 · answer #8 · answered by joey2 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋