Re: Gauging Generosity

From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Mon Aug 11 2003 - 07:22:06 MDT

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    In a message dated 8/11/2003 6:01:57 AM Central Standard Time,
    neptune@superlink.net writes: For instance, the aid from the US to Iraq is being gobbled up
    by US contractors. This is not unique to the Iraq War. The same thing
    happened in the Balkans. I bet it happens elsewhere too and with other donor
    nations.)

    Dan,
           I hadn't thought about that. What you are saying is that if the US
    spends money to build a road in Iraq and uses a US contractor to get it built
    then we didn't give the Iraqis the road. And if we let Bethel (?) or someone
    put out oil well fires because they are American the fires aren't out they are
    still burning. Furthermore if an American company is paid to restore power in
    Baghdad when they get more power in Baghdad than when Sadaam was in power then
    because it is an American company they haven't done anything.
    Ron h.



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