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To: Rick Faurot who wrote (26652)	8/28/2003 11:24:56 AM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

The UN is anathema Interesting that while the neo-cons don't want the UN "messing in their sandbox", the Iraqis view the UN as US toadies. Appears as though the UN is in as much of a no-win situation as the US. JMO lurqer

To: Rick Faurot who wrote (26652)	8/28/2003 11:43:59 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Iraq set to swallow up countless billions as costs soar, US admits Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington and Jamie Wilson in Baghdad Thursday August 28, 2003 The Guardian The US government, which is spending $4bn a month keeping its troops in Iraq, admitted yesterday that the cost had risen rapidly, and that the price of reconstruction was "almost impossible to exaggerate". In an interview with the Washington Post, the head of the occupation authority, Paul Bremer, said it would require a huge undertaking and countless billions to rebuild the infrastructure and economy. It is estimated that it will cost $2bn to meet the current demand for electricity, and $16bn to deliver drinking water. Ramiro Lopes da Silva, the interim head of the UN mission in Iraq, said last week's attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad had stalled the reconstruction of Iraq and would prolong the occupation. guardian.co.uk