Bush issues impassioned fatwa: "We will not tolerate fraud"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Senate Democrats issued a report saying the U.S. faces a reconstruction gap. While the administration cites the number of new schools built, roads paved and businesses created, "the simple fact is that basic needs — jobs, essential services, health care — remain unmet," according to the report obtained by The Associated Press.

"Iraq's economic progress has fallen significantly short of administration's goals," the Democratic report said. "Clearly, efforts to grow Iraq's economy have been challenging because Saddam Hussein left his nation's economic infrastructure in shambles. However, the Bush administration has exacerbated the challenge by its poor planning and policies." Billions of dollars have been lost waste, fraud and abuse, the report said.

Bush noted that the infiltration of militia groups and Iraqi security forces, especially the Iraqi police, is a problem. He said corruption also remains a problem at both the national and local levels of the Iraqi government.

"We will not tolerate fraud," Bush said. "Our embassy in Baghdad is helping to demand transparency and accountability for the money being invested in reconstruction. ... The Iraqi people expect money to be spent openly and honestly, and so do the American people."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051207/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq_15

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[Spinzonner]

1. Technically that's true

They do not tolerate fraud - they promote it.

[NanceGreggs]

2. Oh, yeah!

Why don't you tell your buddies at Halliburton to cough up the millions they STILL can't account for?

And then you can go after your other pal, Paul 'THIS WAR WILL PAY FOR ITSELF' Wolfowitz ...

[AZBlue]

3. "Mr. President? Why are you siccing the embassy on the thieves? What...

...power or authority would they have in this situation?? How could they affect any change at all here?"

Oh, I forgot, he doesn't take questions. *exasperated sigh*

[Double T]

4. The Chief of Fraud and Deception SAID WHAT?????........

If 'WE" will NOT tolerate IT, then resign and remove yourself from office this minute!!!!!!!

OTHER: I hope whatever rove is laughing about gives him a hernia.

[indepat]

5. Hope this intolerance to fraud extends to FEMA contracts, especially the

no-bid ones, especially to friends, cronies, and patrons, especially if the contracts are especially lucrative to the friends, cronies, and patrons with the value received not being commensurate with the cost.

[SpiralHawk]

6. "I am not a crook. But that depends on your definition of crook." - Bushie

"If you mean the kind of sleazeball, cheating crook that Republican Tricky Dick Nixon was in the olde days, then I am Way Better of a crook -- I have created a vast Republican culture of corruption. So get your facts straight." - Bushie