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To: LindyBill who wrote (102209)	6/20/2003 9:05:52 PM
From: KonKilo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

That's an encouraging article, Bill, right up to this point: Surprisingly, given the U.S. commitment to rebuilding Iraq, money to help neighborhoods like al-Obaidi is extremely scarce. Caffrey said he has been unable to get any funding through the U.S. civilian agency, the Office of the Coalition Provisional Authority, or OCPA. ...snip... When can we start on the propane yard? the council wanted to know. "I haven't got the money," Caffrey said. "I might be able to get it." How long will it take to find out? About two weeks. Into the silence, Caffrey said: "Your credibility with the neighborhood is very important, and if you promise something will happen, relying on me, then it has to happen. So when I hesitate, it is not because I don't want it to happen. "But until we actually have the money..." Do you see a pattern forming here, starting with Afghanistan?