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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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$12,000,000,000. Gone

Story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2008189,00.html
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Seem to be a lot of holes in the story.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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Amazing. Basic research funding has been cut to the point that only 4-6% of grants are funded (down from ~40% a few years ago) but we can send shrinkwrapped cash to Iraq.
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Well they aren't taxpayer dollars, so...

If a bunch of brothers in "chocolate city" can drop $300Million of poorly managed FEMA dollars on new rims, stripper money and nice suits, then I hope Soldiers are making out like bandits with inside operations somehow. Assuming we're getting the whole story. God knows they'll be getting **** on more by our gov't soon enough.

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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Pallets of cash are cool.
Now, if they'd just LAPES one in @ 1250 Plumber Way, I'd be set.

But seriously, where do y'all think it went?
Now that the Minister of Health(?) was arrested for aiding the Shi ites, I'll give you one guess.

Looks like the US has been funding the insurgents......

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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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Well they aren't taxpayer dollars, so...

Where did it come from?
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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It says in the Article that it's from Iraq. Maybe it's converted currency or from gold? I don't know...???
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I thought they said it's money from the federal reserve. Like straight from there.
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by jvick125
I thought they said it's money from the federal reserve. Like straight from there.
It was in Iraqi Dinars or whatever the currency is but my understanding is that it came directly from the US and was converted.
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