Iraq isn't spending much of its own money, despite soaring oil revenues that are pushing the country toward a massive budget surplus, auditors told Congress today.
The expected surplus comes as the U.S. continues to invest billions of dollars in rebuilding Iraq and faces a financial squeeze domestically because of record oil prices.
I'm worried about an opponent who uses nation building and the military in the same sentence.
Nov. 6, 2000
George W. Bush
Let me tell you what else I'm worried about: I'm worried about an opponent who uses nation building and the military in the same sentence. See, our view of the military is for our military to be properly prepared to fight and win war and, therefore, prevent war from happening in the first place. (more)
I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building.
Oct. 11, 2000
George W. Bush
Somalia. It started off as a humanitarian mission then changed into a nation-building mission and that's where the mission went wrong. The mission was changed. And as a result, our nation paid a price, and so I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building. I think our troops ought to be used to fight and win war. I think our troops ought to be used to help overthrow a dictator when it's in our best interests. But in this case, it was a nation-building exercise. And same with Haiti. I wouldn't have supported either. (more)
A nation-building corps from America. Absolutely not.
Oct. 11, 2000
George W. Bush
I think what we need to do is convince people who live in the lands they live in to build the nations. Maybe I'm missing something here. I mean we're going to have kind of a nation-building corps from America. Absolutely not. Our military is meant to fight and win war. That's what it's meant to do and when it gets overextended, morale drops. (more)
He [Gore] believes in nation building. I would be very careful ...
Oct. 4, 2000
George W. Bush (Presidential debate, Oct. 4, 2000)
I think we've got to be very careful when we commit our troops. The vice president and I have a disagreement about the use of troops. He believes in national building. I would be very careful about using our troops as nation builders
Compound interest. Let them build it up a bank, then maybe they can pay us back, but this noble country never will ask,.
Good, I say in the meantime supporters of the war pay the bill. Then we'll see how gracious many of you really are.
Right cause thats a good strategy. I'll be happy to if I can also pick and choose wich entitlement programs I pay for as well.
LOL I say go right ahead, because with the cost of the Iraq War, I'd take entitlements, welfare whatever, compared to what I would have to pay for the Iraq war.
Iraq is in serious, serious debt. I forget the actual #s, but it was in the hundreds of billions. It far dwarfed their pre-war oil revenues (not profits) that ranged around $20bil annually.Compound interest. Let them build it up a bank, then maybe they can pay us back, but this noble country never will ask,.
Iraq has a surplus because it too ****ed on a govt to be able to spend it. That's all.I remember :2wave:
he's such an SOB
They're predicting 4.00 a gallon by summer, money's getting tighter, vets are getting screwed when they come home hurt, people are losing their homes, families are w/o healthcare (the SCHIP gets axed) and Iraq is getting creating a massive surplus............. because our resources are being used to build up Iraq.
GGgggggrrrrrrrr
Iraq is in serious, serious debt. I forget the actual #s, but it was in the hundreds of billions. It far dwarfed their pre-war oil revenues (not profits) that ranged around $20bil annually.
If we were to receive compensation from Iraq for invading Iraq we would have to get into the already long line.
Exactly... unless thier debt was forgiven they will need a lot of money to get into the black....
Exactly... unless thier debt was forgiven they will need a lot of money to get into the black....
So will America
they got happy that the Fed was gonna set loose $200bil into the credit marketNot really, what happened on the stock market today?
they got happy that the Fed was gonna set loose $200bil into the credit market
They have already had a great deal forgiven.Exactly... unless thier debt was forgiven they will need a lot of money to get into the black....
I remember :2wave:
he's such an SOB
They're predicting 4.00 a gallon by summer, money's getting tighter, vets are getting screwed when they come home hurt, people are losing their homes, families are w/o healthcare (the SCHIP gets axed) and Iraq is getting creating a massive surplus............. because our resources are being used to build up Iraq.
GGgggggrrrrrrrr
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