Whoops: Not $6.6 Billion, But $18.7 Billion of U.S. Taxpayers’ Cash Missing In Iraq
Congress better cancel some more school lunch programs for poor American children, quick:
The Iraqi parliament speaker, has told Al Jazeera that the amount of Iraqi money unaccounted for by the US is $18.7bn - three times more than the reported $6.6bn.
Just before departing for a visit to the US, al-Nujaifi said that he has received a report this week based on information from US and Iraqi auditors that the amount of money withdrawn from a fund from Iraqi oil proceeds, but unaccounted for, is much more than the $6.6bn reported missing last week.
"There is a lot of money missing during the first American administration of Iraqi money in the first year of occupation.
[ Al Jazeera ]
That's more than one man-sized safe will hold! His money is going to lose it's freshness if he's not careful.