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On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 04:12:09 GMT, 666@NOSHIT.com (caller) wrote:
>3 million American jobs lost since Bush became president.

So we'd like to put some of those people back to work. The army
can absorb some (the army needs to recruit about 600,000 people
over the next three years to supply troops to occupy Iraq). Others
can be put to work on the following projects.

>The United States would spend $20.3 billion to rebuild Iraq under the
>latest spending proposal from President Bush, as part of his $87
>billion wartime SUPPLEMENTAL spending request. According to The
>Washington Post, some of the projects include:  
> 
>1. Four-week business course for 2,000 Iraqis, $20 million ($10,000
>per pupil) 

Trained by US instructors (jobs).

>2. Forty new garbage trucks, $2 million ($50,000 per truck). 

US made trucks (jobs).

>3. IMPORTED petroleum, including kerosene and diesel, $900 million. 

Unfortunately necessary due to the poor condition of the Iraqi oil
infrastructure (partially due to damage by US bombing, partially 
decay due to the US led 13 year boycott). In other words, we 
caused this situation, so we're obligated to deal with it. 

>4. Funding to bring in 100 prison-building experts for six months, $10
>million ($100,000 per expert). 

We don't like the conditions of their prisons, but we want to throw
a bunch of Iraqis in prison, so we'll have to build new ones. Since 
they'll be US style, most of the fixtures will probably be imported 
from the US (jobs).

>5. Seven planned communities to include 3,258 houses, roads, an
>elementary school, two high schools, a clinic, and a place of worship
>and market for each community, $100 million. 

This is a model "hearts and minds" effort to show the Iraqi people
the benefits of western civilization. Probably a futile effort, but it
will generate some jobs for US companies.

>6. Witness protection program for 100 families averaging five persons
>per family, $100 million ($200,000 per person). 

An effort to get some Iraqis to fink on their former comrades.

>7. New curriculum to train the Iraqi army, $164 million. 

We don't want to have to leave our troops there forever, so we'll 
need stooges to leave in place when we withdraw (Iraqization,
see Vietnamization for an earlier version of this). That means we 
have to indoctrinate them to follow our orders (probably won't
stick once we leave).

>8. Two 4,000-bed prisons, $400 million ($50,000 per bed). 

See "we want to imprison a bunch of Iraqis" response.

>9. Funding for 500 experts to investigate crimes against humanity,
>$100 million ($200,000 per expert). 

We can't find any WMD, so we have to manufacture another
excuse for being there.

>10. Protection for 400 judges and prosecutors, $20 million ($50,000
>per person). 

People won't stooge for us unless they have a reasonable chance
of surviving.

>11. Begin work on a $500 million to $700 million children's hospital,
>$150 million. 

Another "hearts and minds" project. Most of the equipment will 
come from US companies (more US jobs).

>12. Overhaul business practices of Iraq's postal service, including
>start of ZIP code system, $9 million. 
>13. Computer study of the Iraqi postal service, $54 million.  

A bureaucracy can't operate without ways to move paper around.

>14. Funding to upgrade Iraq's electricity system, $5.7 BILLION.

This one is important. We destroyed much of their electrical
infrastructure, but we *need* that infrastructure to run the
oil industry. In other words, we won't be able to extract and
remove massive amounts of Iraqi oil without a working electrical 
system. We want that oil. It is why we're there in the first place.
Most of the work will go to Bechtel and Halliburton (US jobs).
Most of the equipment will come from US companies (more jobs).

>15. Funding to restore Iraq's marshlands, $875 million.

Gotta throw some sop to the envirowackos. Caterpillar should
make a few bucks off of this one.

>16. Funding to upgrade three Iraqi airports, $856 million.

We want to turn them into large military air bases we can
use when we're ready to launch the invasion against Iran
(and later, Syria).

>17. Protection for Afghan President, $35 million.

See "stooges won't cooperate without protection" answer
above.

>18. Funding to hire, train and house Iraqi firefighters, $290 million.

Can't let the oil infrastructure burn.

>19. Health care for IRAQIS, $878 million.

Another "hearts and minds" effort. This one might even
show some results. Though by reducing infant mortality
we'll probably just be breeding another generation to
shout "Yankee Go Home".

Gary