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Buckwheat's Failing Nation-Building

Mike

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McClatchy reporters working in Afghanistan and Washington identified nearly $200 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects that have failed, face serious delays or resulted in subpar work, hindering Obama administration hopes of improving the lives of Afghans and succeeding in the fight against the Taliban. The reporters found that oversight by U.S. officials is so flawed that a vast majority of the companies that do shoddy work haven't been banned from getting new U.S. contracts. They also found that political influence by the Afghan elite, and not business competency, was behind the development of two major national assets in Afghanistan: a coal mine and cement factory.

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/afghan-contracts/#storylink=cpy
 

Tam

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Mike said:
McClatchy reporters working in Afghanistan and Washington identified nearly $200 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects that have failed, face serious delays or resulted in subpar work, hindering Obama administration hopes of improving the lives of Afghans and succeeding in the fight against the Taliban. The reporters found that oversight by U.S. officials is so flawed that a vast majority of the companies that do shoddy work haven't been banned from getting new U.S. contracts. They also found that political influence by the Afghan elite, and not business competency, was behind the development of two major national assets in Afghanistan: a coal mine and cement factory.

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/afghan-contracts/#storylink=cpy

Let me guess :? Joe was to oversee this like he was to oversee the stimulas to make sure everything was running smoothly and there was no waste and fraud going on. :roll:
 

Mike

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hypocritexposer said:
At least, all the increased spending has been spent at "home" and not in that "sandbox".

:roll:

:lol:

On "Mullahs"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

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