Comments on: Iraq: State Of Corruption

Steve Kroft Reports On Widespread Corruption In Iraq's Government

[rebelscout]

Al Maliki and his gang of theives are going to keep $ucking this country dry. I agree that Condi has known all along what is happening. As Ramos stated here if she were to admit it it would prove everything they have said is a lie. Most of us already knew that anyway though.

[jdcapshew]

This corruption is absolutely infuriating. I will only vote for a candidate who will extricate us from this morass and that''s either Hillary or Barack. I hold Bush & Cheney responsible for getting us in there even though they had plenty of enablers, most Republican and a few Democrats. Bush goes down as the worst president of all time on this alone.

[jimarchey1]

Our American way of life is under duress in all pahases, jobs, health care, poverty, homeless, fuel prices, the morgtage crises. Every thing we work for and dream of is in jepordy and yet our government gives millions upon millions to Iraqi corruption and the insurgents to use against our boys and to make the
Iraqi crooks rich. It seems our governments actions are in tune with the Iraqis'' and in their arrogance, malfeasance are supporting the demise of the American dream and the killing of our young warriors. What in the hell are we doing there? Put an uniform and a gun on Bush, Cheney and the other guilty officials and put them on the front lines. Maybe the American people will get lucky!!!!

[rebelscout]

They are making progress in Iraq. They sure are, they are progressing to break this country. This is exactly what we should expect from a appointed of the Bush administration!

[jt_lancer]

Unfortunately, Democrats share the blame. At least 100 Dems in Congress voted in favor of the war authorization, and many have and continue to vote in favor of war funding.

How ironic is it that the possible Democratic nominee for President (Hillary Clinton) voted for the war and supported it for years until it became a political liability?

Is there any doubt that corruption is rampant on both sides of the aisle?

[sistatee-2009]

Millions of dollars have simply disappeared. Wrong. Money doesn''t disappear. It goes into somebody''s Swiss bank account. Probably Cheney''s.

[bgwinnett]

Corruption, along with the violence, is the reason why Iraq''s rulers wont spend it''s billions of oil revenues, on reconstruction like Democrats and others wants it to.

[ramos937]

Chairman Henry Waxman grilled Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about Radhi''s allegations.
"Well, this is a big deal. This is the prime minister of the country," Waxman said."I agree with you; it%u2019s a big deal," Secretary Rice replied.

"It%u2019s his government that we are propping up with the lives of our soldiers and the billions of dollars of our taxpayers'' money," Waxman said. "Prime Minister Maliki has issued an order saying that he may not be investigated, nor may his minister be investigated for corruption, which means they are immunized from the investigation. Are you aware of that order? And does it trouble you that such an order has been issued?"

"Well Mr. Chairman, I will have to get back to you. I don%u2019t know precisely what you are referring to," Rice said.Six months later, Waxman''s staff was still waiting for an answer. But a State Department official and a representative of the Iraqi government told 60 Minutes corruption is not condoned and fighting it remains a top priority.
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Cairman Waxman should not hold his breath. Rice knows fully well what is going on but to acknowledge the problem would have to contradict just about everything the administration has said about Iraq.
No way she will do that.

[smallfish21]

I can''t believe we remain commmitted to such a waste of time, energy, and tax-payer money. If only my one vote counted...oh ya? I live in Florida. Bush should be impeached, prosecuted, and removed from office. Why are we still in Iraq anyway? I don''t get it?
One Vote

[jt_lancer]

Your tax dollars at work.