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In his final report, the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction estimated the US wasted at least $8bn.
Stuart Bowen put the "limited positive effects" down to corruption, poor security and insufficient consultation with Iraqi authorities.
The eight-year war in Iraq cost the US about $800bn and nearly 5,000 lives.
In Learning from Iraq, a final report to the US Congress before his office ceases operations, Mr Bowen says the failures in Iraq offer lessons for reconstruction efforts elsewhere.
Biggest mistake of the Bush administration in my opinion. I was uneasy about that war from the start even though I was a very strong Bush supporter. I knew there was something not right about it and the timing of it didn't make sense.
Biggest mistake of the Bush administration in my opinion. I was uneasy about that war from the start even though I was a very strong Bush supporter. I knew there was something not right about it and the timing of it didn't make sense.
Well that is a good way to be. Just because you support someone doesnt mean you should blindly follow everything they do.
It was a huge mistake for which we will pay for decades.
A huge mistake. If we were going to attack, we shouldve attacked and moved on. There was no reason to stay there. As much as we'd like to think we can, you cant change people like that. They dont really want freedom as we know it, sadly so. Islamic countries dont want to be liberated.
The rebuilding was a complete waste of time, lives, resources and money.
What happened to iraq paying for the war with the oil money?
Bush said they were going to pay us back for the war, remember?
i was really against the stupid war from day one.
idiots.
never believe a politican.
have we learned?
of course not.
Now we are the idiots.
What happened to iraq paying for the war with the oil money?
Bush said they were going to pay us back for the war, remember?
i was really against the stupid war from day one.
idiots.
never believe a politican.
have we learned?
of course not.
Now we are the idiots.
Im with you. And in a sense, I almost agree with Trump. We shouldve taken some oil freely if they werent going to give it to us.
What happened to iraq paying for the war with the oil money?
Bush said they were going to pay us back for the war, remember?
i was really against the stupid war from day one.
idiots.
never believe a politican.
have we learned?
of course not.
Now we are the idiots.
It was all a big lie! They would say anything to go to war.
What happened to iraq paying for the war with the oil money?
Bush said they were going to pay us back for the war, remember?
i was really against the stupid war from day one.
idiots.
never believe a politican.
have we learned?
of course not.
Now we are the idiots.
Iraq never agreed to that, nor did they ever want our help.
Now they are aligning with Iran. We did this all and the beneficiary was Iran.
What happened to iraq paying for the war with the oil money?
Bush said they were going to pay us back for the war, remember?
i was really against the stupid war from day one.
idiots.
never believe a politican.
have we learned?
of course not.
Now we are the idiots.
Bush also said our oil companies would get contracts and bring down the price of gas.
Iraq decided to deal with the Chinese instead and there wasn't a dang thing we could do about it.
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