$87 Billion?

[popeye1250]

Bush wants "$5 billion for Iraqi Border Security". What about our border with Mexico? When will we have Troops on it?

 

[jimnyc]

I would have to say security in Iraq and what may leave there takes precedence at this point.

I do agree our own borders are crap, and should have been reinforced over 10 years ago.

 

[Creek]

Welcome to the board popeye1250...Good post!

Creek

 

[5stringJeff]

There are troops on the border... unfortunately they are there for the War on Drugs (there's a whole different thread), not border patrol.

But I agree... we should have troops on the border with Mexico. Those attempting to cross illegally... well, sorry.

 

[Bry]

 

[Bry]

hmmm. VP Haliburton is rolling in it.

Their up to 1.4 billion in contracts.


"The latest increase, a jump from the $1.25 billion figure posted two weeks ago, reflects higher costs for damage assessments and repairs.

The value of the task order for that work has risen to $769 million from $320 million as of Sept. 8.

The other leading high-cost item is importing fuel needed for domestic Iraqi uses. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031001/ap_on_bi_ge/halliburton_iraq_3



"The problem is this: too much money appears to be going to Halliburton and Bechtel while costing the U.S. taxpayer millions and imperiling the goal of Iraqi reconstruction," wrote Waxman, a vocal critic of U.S. contracts in Iraq."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030930/us_nm/iraq_contracts_dc_1

 

[Bry]

oh yeah, and the contract to do a wireless telecommunications network that went to the beseiged WORLDCOM? They've never even BUILT a wireless communications network before...