Govt. Report On Ineffective Iraqi Reconstruction To Blame White House's Poor Planning...

Now isnt that par for all of those Wankers, and yet they are trusted to protect and run, the biggest economy and security in the world, What a laugh, if it wasnt so sad.

Time February 26, 2006 at 11:26 PM
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The reconstruction of Iraq has cost U.S. taxpayers nearly $30 billion so far, and is still plagued with problems, as evidenced by the daily power outages, degraded water supplies and skyrocketing local fuel prices. Government officials have laid much of the blame on the insurgency, saying it has drained military resources and made it too dangerous for work to proceed smoothly.

Yet a U.S. government report obtained by TIME says that's only part of the story. The report, to be issued this week by the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, catalogs a litany of blunders that had more to do with poor planning in Washington than with the insurgency or sectarian violence. Relying on private contractors with questionable loyalties was one problem, the report says. So was "haphazard" hiring practices that "substantially hindered coalition efforts" to get reconstruction going.

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