New twist on aid for Iraq: U.S. seeks donations

[Rainscents]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/chitribts/20050918/ts_chicagotrib/newtwistonaidforiraqusseeksdonations

From the Indian Ocean tsunami to the church around the corner, Americans have shown time and again they are willing to open their pocketbooks for charity, for a total of about $250 billion last year alone.

But now, amid pleas for aid after Hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration has launched an unusual effort to raise charitable contributions for another cause: the government's attempt to rebuild Iraq.

Although more than $30 billion in taxpayer funds have been appropriated for Iraqi reconstruction, the administration earlier this month launched an Internet-based fundraising effort that it says is aimed at giving Americans "a further stake in building a free and prosperous Iraq."

WTF??? Bush wants us to donate??? I am speechless!


:wtf:

[chalky]

1. Have they gone over the $600.00 mark yet?

Last I heard, that's all they'd collected.

http://tinyurl.com/7744x

[Rainscents]

2. I think they want more! I guess, they not getting enough!

[Skwmom]

3. Maybe if they'd cut the fraud and abuse, they wouldn't need

any additional funds.

[uppityperson]

4. PotteryBarn-I broke it, you fix it? nt

[mumon]

6. I just checked the Pottery Barn website...

http://www.potterybarn.com/

And they don't have any Iraqs for sale. I guess Bush broke the only one they had.

[cassiepriam]

5. Nothing, and I mean nothing, these con artists do will shock me anymore.

[Obamanaut]

7. From the article, they don't seem to be doing all that well re

contributions.

<snip>So far, $39 donated

Although in its infancy, the Iraqpartnership.org Web site had generated contributions totaling $39 as of Friday night.
<more> same link as OP

:rofl:

[Rainscents]

8. LOL... $39.00 I almost fall of my chair with the laughter!

:rofl:

[silverweb]

9. Okaaaaay...

Has anyone yet found the fine print where it says the money is immediately redirected to Halliburton?

:eyes:

[cosmicdot]

10. sorry, gave at the office (see paycheck stub)

Heck, why not cut out the middle man and have people write out a check to Halliburton, or the top 10 government contractor- corporation of one's choice; and, call it a day ...


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"And tracking the billions of dollars that flooded into a war zone in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion has proved difficult, too. Nearly $100 million in reconstruction money is unaccounted for."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-10-09-iraq-rebuilding-cover_x.htm