U.S. Defends Reconstruction Contract PolicyI thought we were going to let Iraq decide this stuff to make it look less like an occupation. Oh well! Screw that, too!
The White House, defending a new policy barring companies from nations that opposed the Iraq war from bidding on $18.6 billion in reconstruction contracts, said Wednesday that countries wanting a slice of that lucrative pie must participate militarily in the post-war effort.
Responding to the angry response from Germany, Canada and other U.S. allies, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the policy was "appropriate and reasonable."
The Pentagon policy prevents companies from countries that opposed war from bidding on reconstruction contracts because their governments opposed the American-led war that ousted Saddam Hussein's regime.
Wednesday, December 10
Iraq: America's Sandbox
Again, we think globally but act unilaterally. Just when President Turkeytray brags about how we're back to being pals with Europe comes this torrent of assholery from the administration - guaranteed to widen the rift:
