$79Billion? Should Iraq send us the Surplus? (Baghdad, Obama, cost)

[walidm]

BAGHDAD — Iraq is paying for more of its own reconstruction but is still struggling to spend its multibillion dollar surplus as it copes with a flood of oil revenue and a cumbersome approval process meant to curb corruption, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Iraq could finish the year with as much as a $79 billion cumulative budget surplus as oil revenues add to leftover income the Iraqis still haven't spent on national rebuilding, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office made public Tuesday.
In Washington, senators renewed calls for Baghdad to pay more for its own reconstruction, which has been heavily supported by hard-pressed American taxpayers.
FOX-News


Senator Obama believes we never should have gone to Iraq, I wonder if anyone feels they should send us their surplus? If nothing else, should the taxpayers continue to fund Iraq's national rebuilding during a financial crisis? Perhaps I'm missing how this helps us.

[calmdude]

The check is in the mail. Besides, see below - we cannot be having a problem:

"Iraq is a very wealthy country. Enormous oil reserves. They can finance, largely finance the reconstruction of their own country. And I have no doubt that they will."
Richard Perle, chair
The Pentagon's Defense Policy Board
July 11, 2002

OR
CNN: Cheney: Iraq will be 'enormous success story' (Google for link)
OR

YouTube - Cheney: "You're dead wrong" on cost of Iraq war

[smd1998]

I thought the libs said we were going for oil, now you want their money too.

Typical, lets take their money and give to our homeless people who wont work.

Great idea.

Obama keeps saying this over and over but will not ever go any further. Why because he also has said we have went to Iraq for the oil and money from it.

Their surplus is from oil, so now you want that to.

Now I see why you are a solid Obama fan club member.

I asked this question 3 weeks ago and you did not even post in it. Wonder why? Did Obama send you a little email telling your to troll this item?

[walidm]

Originally Posted by smd1998

I thought the libs said we were going for oil, now you want their money too.

Typical, lets take their money and give to our homeless people who wont work.

Great idea.

Obama keeps saying this over and over but will not ever go any further. Why because he also has said we have went to Iraq for the oil and money from it.

Their surplus is from oil, so now you want that to.

Now I see why you are a solid Obama fan club member.

I asked this question 3 weeks ago and you did not even post in it. Wonder why? Did Obama send you a little email telling your to troll this item?

Typically I don't respond to posts that have little to no thought process behind them. I post threads based upon some thought that comes to me, that I feel others may either wish to discuss, or expand upon. Many times I post threads in search of a broader view or to look at someone else's point of view.We're spending Billions in Iraq. Perhaps you'd like to tell us what we're receiving in return - besides an economic collapse. I do find it particularly telling that you rarely answer a question posed in a thread topic and many of your responses are cut and paste repetetive.