U.S. fails to carry out most Iraq water projects (60% not done)

[UpInArms]

http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-01-27T002124Z_01_N26152510_RTRIDST_0_IRAQ-RECONSTRUCTION.XML

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - About 60 percent of planned water and sanitation projects in Iraq have not been carried out since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, a U.S. audit said on Thursday.

Only 49 of 136 planned water- and sanitation-related projects will be completed and only about 300 of 425 planned electricity-related projects, according to the report by Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.

Among the obstacles were sharply higher spending for security, strategy shifts in response to the changing Iraqi environment and increased spending to sustain programs when Iraqis take over, the report said.

It also blamed administrative expenses that had not been considered in initial planning and "plans made without a clear understanding of actual situational conditions."

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[NYC]

1. This applies to the whole war:

"...plans made without a clear understanding of actual situational conditions..."

[burrowowl]

2. People don't need water

let them drink Coke and Pepsi!

:sarcasm:

[wellst0nev0ter]

3. But. . .But. . .Progress. . .The Real Stories. . .The Librul Media. . .

ah fuggit :grr:

[struggle4progress]

4. :kick: