From: Jeff Shultz 

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 22:08:46 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:

>
> "Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2004.11.28.03.05.30.948449{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
>> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:31:28 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Jeff Shultz" 
wrote in message
>>> news:pan.2004.11.27.06.52.50.101261{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
>>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:14:41 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Adam Flinton"
 wrote in message
>>>>> news:41a7a82d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> Gee how nice given it is their money.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Remind me to take you money & then spend it in
order to help you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Adam
>>>>>
>>>>> Gee Isn't that what the conservatives accuse liberals of ?
>>>>>
>>>> Does anyone think that the idea of simply handing out
large bunches of
>>>> cash at this point would be counterproductive?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Depends on how it is perceived. If it is actually seen as going to the
>>> Iraqi's ( local contractors instead of US companies) for Iraqi projects
>>> then it may be productive .
>>>
>>> Bob Lewis
>>
>> Ah, but that's not the same - that is actually what is happening, from
>> what I can tell.
>>
>>
> I'm seeing some indication of it but not what we should be seeing. I have
> seen a lot of stories saying that its not happening that much. I also
> recall seeing that a lot of the money budgeted was not spent.
>
> Bob Lewis

This isn't the budgeted stuff. Totally different fund - remember those
multi-million stashes of cash that troops were digging out of Saddam's
palaces right after the fall of Baghdad? That's where these funds are
coming from.

Less beauracracy, more action.

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