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I'm Disgusted
-From The Wahington Post-
From the looks of it, he did just what we taxpayers want from a government official charged with stewardship of our tax dollars.
Charles M. Smith, the top civilian responsible for tracking the performance of contractor KBR in Iraq, dogged the company about expenses it could not justify and warned executives they would suffer financial consequences if they did not improve.
What did he get for his trouble? He got booted from his job, according to a story by The New York Times' Jim Risen.
"Army auditors had determined that KBR lacked credible data or records for more than $1 billion in spending, so Mr. Smith refused to sign off on the payments to the company," Risen's story says.
Where is the oversight? Who is getting rich while our fighting men and women are dying?
Sorry for getting all political, but this really pisses me off. Whatever your stance on the war in Iraq, it is clear that no good can come from our tax dollars disappearing into the pockets of business contractors with close ties to the President.
Impropriety anyone?
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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