thinkprogress.org — A new report by the Government Accountability Office estimates that the “soaring price of oil will leave the Iraqi government with a cumulative budget surplus of as much as $79 billion by year’s end.” Federal lawmakers have responded angrily to the news, noting that the U.S. government has spent $42 billion for the stabilization and reconstruction
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duggtodeathAug 6, 2008
$79 billion surplus? Time to invade Iraq...oh wait.
byrnascusAug 6, 2008
I'd rather the Iraqi gov't have too much money for developing the country rather than too little. Whether you agree with the war in Iraq or not, hopefully we have learned our lesson about leaving a country in shambles from the Soviet-Afghan war. If you think living in America is bad, then what do you think it would be like to live in Iraq? Let them have their surplus.
muckemuckAug 6, 2008
Will Iraq help rebuild our bridges? We're running a huge deficit to rebuild theirs. oh... but we're rebuilding theirs because we bombed theirs.
tucson27Aug 6, 2008
We need to stop sending money, military personnel and equipment paid for by US taxpayers NOW. We also need to stop paying the bill for all the "contractors" like Haliburton and tell them to bill the Iraqis. How long do you think the Iraqis will continue to pay these leaches?
Closed AccountAug 6, 2008
Look, we already paid billions to kill all those civilians and burn their cities down to the ground. How the hell can they expect us to pay again to re-build them? It's just not reasonable.