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To: Techplayer who wrote (14259)	4/17/2003 10:31:58 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) of 21614

The people of Iraq have no reason to believe Junior will help them get back to even their former level of misery. bostonphoenix.com White House officials apparently forgot to request funds to rebuild the country they bombed to such hoopla shortly after the September 11 attacks. Congressional staffers who caught the slip eventually requested $300 million for reconstructing Afghanistan. It’s a lot more than 73 cents, but less than a scratch on the bumper of the president’s $75 billion initial request to fund a new war in Iraq. In a rare twist for Washington fiscal politics, the money itself mattered less than this truly bizarre anecdote, which illustrates just how little thought the Bush administration has given to a nation we so recently bombed — and made solemn vows to rebuild. The episode casts serious doubt on White House expressions of resolve to rebuild Iraq. Look at that track record. TP

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