repblicans lining their pockets

After the first Gulf War, Iraqis re-established electricity within three months, despite sanctions. Four years into the US occupation there is no water, nor reliable electricity in Baghdad.

Corruption, waste and profiteering marks the failed Iraqi Reconstruction effort – over $50 billion spent on private contractors with little return and billions unaccounted for.

Not only did the Republican Congress turn its back on its Constitutional responsibility for oversight, it even attempted to surreptitiously oust the one individual who was uncovering some of the corruption – Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart W. Bowen.